Distance from the record
This close sat 63.91% 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 October 2019, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $17.54 per troy ounce on 17 October 2019, up $0.185 (1.07%) from the previous close of $17.35.
This close sat 63.91% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $14.59, making this a +20.18% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.54 per troy ounce on 17 October 2019. That is $0.18 higher than the previous close of $17.35, a move of 1.07%.
The silver price rose on 17 October 2019, gaining $0.18 (1.07%) against the previous session's close of $17.35.
At $17.54 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.56 on 17 October 2019. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 85.1 on 17 October 2019, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 85.1 ounces of silver.
A year before 17 October 2019, silver was around $14.59 per troy ounce. The close of $17.54 therefore represents a rise of 20.2% over twelve months.
It closed 63.91% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.