Distance from the record
This close sat 64.83% 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 21 April 2016, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $17.09 per troy ounce on 21 April 2016, down $0.045 (0.26%) from the previous close of $17.13.
This close sat 64.83% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $16.00, making this a +6.77% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.09 per troy ounce on 21 April 2016. That is $0.05 lower than the previous close of $17.13, a move of -0.26%.
The silver price fell on 21 April 2016, losing $0.05 (0.26%) against the previous session's close of $17.13.
At $17.09 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.55 on 21 April 2016. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 73.1 on 21 April 2016, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 73.1 ounces of silver.
A week before 21 April 2016, silver was around $16.17 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.09 is a gain of 5.7% over the week.
A month before 21 April 2016, silver was around $15.84 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.09 is a gain of 7.9% over the month.
It closed 64.83% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.