Distance from the record
This close sat 74.58% 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 March 2020, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $12.35 per troy ounce on 20 March 2020, up $0.252 (2.08%) from the previous close of $12.10.
This was a 2.08% move in one session — well beyond a typical day for silver. Moves this size are usually a reaction to something specific rather than ordinary drift, so the surrounding news is worth checking alongside the number.
This close sat 74.58% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
One of the ten lowest silver closes of that year, ranking 248 of 250 sessions.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $15.24, making this a -19.00% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $12.35 per troy ounce on 20 March 2020. That is $0.25 higher than the previous close of $12.10, a move of 2.08%.
The silver price rose on 20 March 2020, gaining $0.25 (2.08%) against the previous session's close of $12.10.
At $12.35 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.40 on 20 March 2020. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 120.2 on 20 March 2020, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 120.2 ounces of silver.
A week before 20 March 2020, silver was around $14.46 per troy ounce, so the close of $12.35 is a loss of 14.6% over the week.
A month before 20 March 2020, silver was around $18.31 per troy ounce, so the close of $12.35 is a loss of 32.6% over the month.
A year before 20 March 2020, silver was around $15.24 per troy ounce. The close of $12.35 therefore represents a fall of 19.0% over twelve months.
It closed 74.58% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.