Distance from the record
This close sat 71.01% 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 January 2016, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $14.08 per troy ounce on 21 January 2016, down $0.064 (0.45%) from the previous close of $14.15.
This close sat 71.01% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
One of the ten lowest silver closes of that year, ranking 240 of 249 sessions.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $18.18, making this a -22.53% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $14.08 per troy ounce on 21 January 2016. That is $0.06 lower than the previous close of $14.15, a move of -0.45%.
The silver price fell on 21 January 2016, losing $0.06 (0.45%) against the previous session's close of $14.15.
At $14.08 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.45 on 21 January 2016. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 78.0 on 21 January 2016, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 78.0 ounces of silver.
A week before 21 January 2016, silver was around $13.74 per troy ounce, so the close of $14.08 is a gain of 2.5% over the week.
A year before 21 January 2016, silver was around $18.18 per troy ounce. The close of $14.08 therefore represents a fall of 22.5% over twelve months.
It closed 71.01% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.