Distance from the record
This close sat 53.81% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 21 May 2013, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $22.44 per troy ounce on 21 May 2013, down $0.126 (0.56%) from the previous close of $22.57.
This close sat 53.81% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $28.30, making this a -20.71% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $22.44 per troy ounce on 21 May 2013. That is $0.13 lower than the previous close of $22.57, a move of -0.56%.
The silver price fell on 21 May 2013, losing $0.13 (0.56%) against the previous session's close of $22.57.
At $22.44 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.72 on 21 May 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 61.4 on 21 May 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 61.4 ounces of silver.
A week before 21 May 2013, silver was around $23.35 per troy ounce, so the close of $22.44 is a loss of 3.9% over the week.
A year before 21 May 2013, silver was around $28.30 per troy ounce. The close of $22.44 therefore represents a fall of 20.7% over twelve months.
It closed 53.81% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.