Distance from the record
This close sat 59.28% 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 July 2016, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $19.78 per troy ounce on 21 July 2016, up $0.202 (1.03%) from the previous close of $19.58.
Silver moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This close sat 59.28% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $14.77, making this a +33.96% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $19.78 per troy ounce on 21 July 2016. That is $0.20 higher than the previous close of $19.58, a move of 1.03%.
The silver price rose on 21 July 2016, gaining $0.20 (1.03%) against the previous session's close of $19.58.
At $19.78 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.64 on 21 July 2016. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 67.3 on 21 July 2016, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 67.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 21 July 2016, silver was around $20.28 per troy ounce, so the close of $19.78 is a loss of 2.5% over the week.
A month before 21 July 2016, silver was around $17.31 per troy ounce, so the close of $19.78 is a gain of 14.3% over the month.
A year before 21 July 2016, silver was around $14.77 per troy ounce. The close of $19.78 therefore represents a rise of 34.0% over twelve months.
It closed 59.28% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.