Silver ranged between $19.45 and $31.33 per troy ounce during 2013, averaging $23.87 across 10 trading days. It finished the period at $19.98, down 33.78% from $30.17.
The strongest session of 2013 was 1 August 2013 at +19.61%, and the weakest 1 April 2013 at -14.66%.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $30.17, making this a -33.78% move year on year.
| Date | Close (USD/oz) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2013 | $31.33 | +$1.162 |
| 1 February 2013 | $28.40 | −$2.940 |
| 1 March 2013 | $28.29 | −$0.103 |
| 1 April 2013 | $24.14 | −$4.148 |
| 1 May 2013 | $22.23 | −$1.916 |
| 1 June 2013 | $19.45 | −$2.777 |
| 1 July 2013 | $19.62 | +$0.166 |
| 1 August 2013 | $23.46 | +$3.846 |
| 1 October 2013 | $21.83 | −$1.631 |
| 1 November 2013 | $19.98 | −$1.851 |
Source: Yahoo Finance (COMEX futures). Figures are indicative reference prices, not trading quotes.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Silver finished 2013 at $19.98 per troy ounce, having fallen $10.19 (33.78%) over the year. It has traded between $19.45 and $31.33 across 10 trading days.
The average silver closing price in 2013 was $23.87 per troy ounce, calculated across all 10 trading days in the year.
Silver reached its highest close of 2013 at $31.33 per troy ounce on 1 January 2013.
The lowest silver close in 2013 was $19.45 per troy ounce on 1 June 2013.
Silver fell during 2013. It entered the year at $30.17 and closed at $19.98, a change of -33.78%.
Silver closed higher on 3 sessions and lower on 7 during 2013. The strongest session was 1 August 2013 (+19.61%) and the weakest 1 April 2013 (-14.66%).
Daily closes in 2013 varied with a standard deviation of 10.07% per session, and the peak-to-trough spread across the year was 61.1% ($19.45 to $31.33).
At the 2013 close of $19.98 per troy ounce, silver worked out at about $0.64 per gram and $642.40 per kilogram. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio averaged about 60.1 through 2013 and finished the year near 62.6. A higher ratio means silver is cheap relative to gold.
Silver was around $30.17 per troy ounce twelve months before the end of 2013. Closing at $19.98 makes that a decline of 33.8% year on year.