Distance from the record
This close sat 74.34% 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 March 2020, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 30 April 2009
Silver closed at $12.47 per troy ounce on 17 March 2020, down $0.303 (2.37%) from the previous close of $12.77.
Silver lost 2.37% in one session, far more than a normal day's range. Falls this size rarely happen in isolation — the days on either side give the move its context.
This close sat 74.34% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
One of the ten lowest silver closes of that year, ranking 247 of 250 sessions.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $15.25, making this a -18.25% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $12.47 per troy ounce on 17 March 2020. That is $0.30 lower than the previous close of $12.77, a move of -2.37%.
The silver price fell on 17 March 2020, losing $0.30 (2.37%) against the previous session's close of $12.77.
At $12.47 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.40 on 17 March 2020. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 122.3 on 17 March 2020, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 122.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 17 March 2020, silver was around $16.91 per troy ounce, so the close of $12.47 is a loss of 26.2% over the week.
A month before 17 March 2020, silver was around $17.72 per troy ounce, so the close of $12.47 is a loss of 29.6% over the month.
A year before 17 March 2020, silver was around $15.25 per troy ounce. The close of $12.47 therefore represents a fall of 18.3% over twelve months.
This close was session 8 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 74.34% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.