Distance from the record
This close sat 64.09% 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 October 2016, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $17.45 per troy ounce on 21 October 2016, down $0.054 (0.31%) from the previous close of $17.50.
This close sat 64.09% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $15.70, making this a +11.16% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.45 per troy ounce on 21 October 2016. That is $0.05 lower than the previous close of $17.50, a move of -0.31%.
The silver price fell on 21 October 2016, losing $0.05 (0.31%) against the previous session's close of $17.50.
At $17.45 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.56 on 21 October 2016. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 72.6 on 21 October 2016, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 72.6 ounces of silver.
A month before 21 October 2016, silver was around $19.69 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.45 is a loss of 11.4% over the month.
It closed 64.09% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.