Distance from the record
This close sat 34.41% 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 2024, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $31.87 per troy ounce on 21 May 2024, down $0.337 (1.05%) from the previous close of $32.21.
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 34.41% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $23.92, making this a +33.23% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $31.87 per troy ounce on 21 May 2024. That is $0.34 lower than the previous close of $32.21, a move of -1.05%.
The silver price fell on 21 May 2024, losing $0.34 (1.05%) against the previous session's close of $32.21.
At $31.87 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $1.02 on 21 May 2024. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 76.0 on 21 May 2024, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 76.0 ounces of silver.
A week before 21 May 2024, silver was around $28.49 per troy ounce, so the close of $31.87 is a gain of 11.9% over the week.
A month before 21 May 2024, silver was around $28.81 per troy ounce, so the close of $31.87 is a gain of 10.6% over the month.
A year before 21 May 2024, silver was around $23.92 per troy ounce. The close of $31.87 therefore represents a rise of 33.2% over twelve months.
It closed 34.41% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.