Silver ranged between $13.77 and $17.19 per troy ounce during 2015, averaging $15.41 across 9 trading days. It finished the period at $13.77, down 11.50% from $15.56.
The strongest session of 2015 was 1 January 2015 at +10.45%, and the weakest 1 December 2015 at -11.51%.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $15.56, making this a -11.50% move year on year.
| Date | Close (USD/oz) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2015 | $17.19 | +$1.627 |
| 1 April 2015 | $16.12 | −$1.068 |
| 1 May 2015 | $16.68 | +$0.560 |
| 1 June 2015 | $15.55 | −$1.133 |
| 1 July 2015 | $14.75 | −$0.805 |
| 1 August 2015 | $14.58 | −$0.169 |
| 1 September 2015 | $14.51 | −$0.064 |
| 1 October 2015 | $15.57 | +$1.053 |
| 1 December 2015 | $13.77 | −$1.791 |
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 2015 at $13.77 per troy ounce, having fallen $1.79 (11.50%) over the year. It has traded between $13.77 and $17.19 across 9 trading days.
The average silver closing price in 2015 was $15.41 per troy ounce, calculated across all 9 trading days in the year.
Silver reached its highest close of 2015 at $17.19 per troy ounce on 1 January 2015.
The lowest silver close in 2015 was $13.77 per troy ounce on 1 December 2015.
Silver fell during 2015. It entered the year at $15.56 and closed at $13.77, a change of -11.50%.
Silver closed higher on 3 sessions and lower on 6 during 2015. The strongest session was 1 January 2015 (+10.45%) and the weakest 1 December 2015 (-11.51%).
Daily closes in 2015 varied with a standard deviation of 7.14% per session, and the peak-to-trough spread across the year was 24.8% ($13.77 to $17.19).
At the 2015 close of $13.77 per troy ounce, silver worked out at about $0.44 per gram and $442.88 per kilogram. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio averaged about 74.8 through 2015 and finished the year near 77.0. A higher ratio means silver is cheap relative to gold.
Silver was around $15.56 per troy ounce twelve months before the end of 2015. Closing at $13.77 makes that a decline of 11.5% year on year.