Distance from the record
This close sat 69.50% 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 July 2015, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 28 August 2009
Silver closed at $14.82 per troy ounce on 17 July 2015, down $0.144 (0.96%) from the previous close of $14.96.
Silver had not closed this low for about 6 years. Breaking below a level held that long is the kind of move that tends to set the tone for the sessions that follow.
This close sat 69.50% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $21.09, making this a -29.72% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $14.82 per troy ounce on 17 July 2015. That is $0.14 lower than the previous close of $14.96, a move of -0.96%.
The silver price fell on 17 July 2015, losing $0.14 (0.96%) against the previous session's close of $14.96.
At $14.82 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.48 on 17 July 2015. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 76.4 on 17 July 2015, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 76.4 ounces of silver.
A week before 17 July 2015, silver was around $15.47 per troy ounce, so the close of $14.82 is a loss of 4.2% over the week.
A month before 17 July 2015, silver was around $15.94 per troy ounce, so the close of $14.82 is a loss of 7.0% over the month.
A year before 17 July 2015, silver was around $21.09 per troy ounce. The close of $14.82 therefore represents a fall of 29.7% over twelve months.
This close was session 5 of a consecutive run of losses. A run is counted by closes, so an intraday reversal that still closed in the same direction does not break it.
It closed 69.50% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.