Distance from the record
This close sat 65.05% 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 December 2019, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $16.98 per troy ounce on 17 December 2019, down $0.041 (0.24%) from the previous close of $17.02.
This close sat 65.05% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $14.64, making this a +15.98% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $16.98 per troy ounce on 17 December 2019. That is $0.04 lower than the previous close of $17.02, a move of -0.24%.
The silver price fell on 17 December 2019, losing $0.04 (0.24%) against the previous session's close of $17.02.
At $16.98 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.55 on 17 December 2019. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 86.9 on 17 December 2019, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 86.9 ounces of silver.
A week before 17 December 2019, silver was around $16.60 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.98 is a gain of 2.3% over the week.
A year before 17 December 2019, silver was around $14.64 per troy ounce. The close of $16.98 therefore represents a rise of 16.0% over twelve months.
It closed 65.05% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.