Distance from the record
This close sat 64.82% 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 20 May 2015, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $17.09 per troy ounce on 20 May 2015, up $0.042 (0.25%) from the previous close of $17.05.
This close sat 64.82% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $19.37, making this a -11.75% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.09 per troy ounce on 20 May 2015. That is $0.04 higher than the previous close of $17.05, a move of 0.25%.
The silver price rose on 20 May 2015, gaining $0.04 (0.25%) against the previous session's close of $17.05.
At $17.09 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.55 on 20 May 2015. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 70.7 on 20 May 2015, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 70.7 ounces of silver.
A month before 20 May 2015, silver was around $15.88 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.09 is a gain of 7.6% over the month.
It closed 64.82% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.