Distance from the record
This close sat 64.95% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 17 August 2017, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $17.03 per troy ounce on 17 August 2017, up $0.113 (0.67%) from the previous close of $16.92.
This close sat 64.95% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $19.63, making this a -13.23% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.03 per troy ounce on 17 August 2017. That is $0.11 higher than the previous close of $16.92, a move of 0.67%.
The silver price rose on 17 August 2017, gaining $0.11 (0.67%) against the previous session's close of $16.92.
At $17.03 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.55 on 17 August 2017. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 75.5 on 17 August 2017, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 75.5 ounces of silver.
A month before 17 August 2017, silver was around $16.05 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.03 is a gain of 6.1% over the month.
A year before 17 August 2017, silver was around $19.63 per troy ounce. The close of $17.03 therefore represents a fall of 13.2% over twelve months.
It closed 64.95% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.