Distance from the record
This close sat 42.26% 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 May 2021, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $28.05 per troy ounce on 20 May 2021, up $0.044 (0.16%) from the previous close of $28.01.
This close sat 42.26% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
One of the ten highest silver closes of that year, ranking 6 of 249 sessions.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $18.00, making this a +55.83% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $28.05 per troy ounce on 20 May 2021. That is $0.04 higher than the previous close of $28.01, a move of 0.16%.
The silver price rose on 20 May 2021, gaining $0.04 (0.16%) against the previous session's close of $28.01.
At $28.05 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.90 on 20 May 2021. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 67.1 on 20 May 2021, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 67.1 ounces of silver.
A week before 20 May 2021, silver was around $27.04 per troy ounce, so the close of $28.05 is a gain of 3.7% over the week.
A month before 20 May 2021, silver was around $25.83 per troy ounce, so the close of $28.05 is a gain of 8.6% over the month.
A year before 20 May 2021, silver was around $18.00 per troy ounce. The close of $28.05 therefore represents a rise of 55.8% over twelve months.
It closed 42.26% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.