Distance from the record
This close sat 70.42% 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 2019, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $14.37 per troy ounce on 21 May 2019, down $0.036 (0.25%) from the previous close of $14.41.
This close sat 70.42% 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 247 of 250 sessions.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $16.45, making this a -12.64% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $14.37 per troy ounce on 21 May 2019. That is $0.04 lower than the previous close of $14.41, a move of -0.25%.
The silver price fell on 21 May 2019, losing $0.04 (0.25%) against the previous session's close of $14.41.
At $14.37 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.46 on 21 May 2019. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 88.5 on 21 May 2019, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 88.5 ounces of silver.
A week before 21 May 2019, silver was around $14.75 per troy ounce, so the close of $14.37 is a loss of 2.6% over the week.
A year before 21 May 2019, silver was around $16.45 per troy ounce. The close of $14.37 therefore represents a fall of 12.6% over twelve months.
It closed 70.42% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.