Distance from the record
This close sat 43.45% 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 May 2021, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $27.47 per troy ounce on 21 May 2021, down $0.579 (2.06%) from the previous close of $28.05.
Silver lost 2.06% in one session, far more than a normal day's range. Falls this size rarely happen in isolation — the days on either side give the move its context.
This close sat 43.45% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $17.33, making this a +58.48% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $27.47 per troy ounce on 21 May 2021. That is $0.58 lower than the previous close of $28.05, a move of -2.06%.
The silver price fell on 21 May 2021, losing $0.58 (2.06%) against the previous session's close of $28.05.
At $27.47 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.88 on 21 May 2021. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 68.3 on 21 May 2021, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 68.3 ounces of silver.
A year before 21 May 2021, silver was around $17.33 per troy ounce. The close of $27.47 therefore represents a rise of 58.5% over twelve months.
It closed 43.45% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.