Distance from the record
This close sat 43.78% 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 19 August 2020, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $27.32 per troy ounce on 19 August 2020, down $0.734 (2.62%) from the previous close of $28.05.
Silver lost 2.62% 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 43.78% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $16.91, making this a +61.49% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $27.32 per troy ounce on 19 August 2020. That is $0.73 lower than the previous close of $28.05, a move of -2.62%.
The silver price fell on 19 August 2020, losing $0.73 (2.62%) against the previous session's close of $28.05.
At $27.32 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.88 on 19 August 2020. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 71.7 on 19 August 2020, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 71.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 19 August 2020, silver was around $25.95 per troy ounce, so the close of $27.32 is a gain of 5.2% over the week.
A month before 19 August 2020, silver was around $19.68 per troy ounce, so the close of $27.32 is a gain of 38.8% over the month.
A year before 19 August 2020, silver was around $16.91 per troy ounce. The close of $27.32 therefore represents a rise of 61.5% over twelve months.
It closed 43.78% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.