Distance from the record
This close sat 65.50% 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 November 2016, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 1 November 2016
Silver closed at $16.76 per troy ounce on 17 November 2016, down $0.153 (0.90%) from the previous close of $16.91.
This close sat 65.50% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $14.17, making this a +18.29% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $16.76 per troy ounce on 17 November 2016. That is $0.15 lower than the previous close of $16.91, a move of -0.90%.
The silver price fell on 17 November 2016, losing $0.15 (0.90%) against the previous session's close of $16.91.
At $16.76 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.54 on 17 November 2016. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 72.6 on 17 November 2016, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 72.6 ounces of silver.
A week before 17 November 2016, silver was around $18.72 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.76 is a loss of 10.4% over the week.
A year before 17 November 2016, silver was around $14.17 per troy ounce. The close of $16.76 therefore represents a rise of 18.3% over twelve months.
It closed 65.50% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.