Distance from the record
This close sat 54.02% 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 May 2013, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 4 October 2010
Silver closed at $22.34 per troy ounce on 17 May 2013, down $0.304 (1.34%) from the previous close of $22.64.
Silver had not closed this low for about 3 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 54.02% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $28.00, making this a -20.21% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $22.34 per troy ounce on 17 May 2013. That is $0.30 lower than the previous close of $22.64, a move of -1.34%.
The silver price fell on 17 May 2013, losing $0.30 (1.34%) against the previous session's close of $22.64.
At $22.34 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.72 on 17 May 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 61.1 on 17 May 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 61.1 ounces of silver.
A week before 17 May 2013, silver was around $23.63 per troy ounce, so the close of $22.34 is a loss of 5.5% over the week.
A year before 17 May 2013, silver was around $28.00 per troy ounce. The close of $22.34 therefore represents a fall of 20.2% over twelve months.
It closed 54.02% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.