Distance from the record
This close sat 46.42% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 17 March 2021, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $26.03 per troy ounce on 17 March 2021, up $0.056 (0.22%) from the previous close of $25.97.
This close sat 46.42% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $12.47, making this a +108.76% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $26.03 per troy ounce on 17 March 2021. That is $0.06 higher than the previous close of $25.97, a move of 0.22%.
The silver price rose on 17 March 2021, gaining $0.06 (0.22%) against the previous session's close of $25.97.
At $26.03 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.84 on 17 March 2021. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 66.3 on 17 March 2021, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 66.3 ounces of silver.
A year before 17 March 2021, silver was around $12.47 per troy ounce. The close of $26.03 therefore represents a rise of 108.8% over twelve months.
It closed 46.42% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.