Distance from the record
This close sat 65.02% 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 20 January 2017, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $17.00 per troy ounce on 20 January 2017, up $0.030 (0.18%) from the previous close of $16.97.
This close sat 65.02% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $14.15, making this a +20.15% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.00 per troy ounce on 20 January 2017. That is $0.03 higher than the previous close of $16.97, a move of 0.18%.
The silver price rose on 20 January 2017, gaining $0.03 (0.18%) against the previous session's close of $16.97.
At $17.00 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.55 on 20 January 2017. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 70.9 on 20 January 2017, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 70.9 ounces of silver.
A month before 20 January 2017, silver was around $16.05 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.00 is a gain of 5.9% over the month.
A year before 20 January 2017, silver was around $14.15 per troy ounce. The close of $17.00 therefore represents a rise of 20.1% over twelve months.
It closed 65.02% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.