Distance from the record
This close sat 65.22% 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 22 April 2016, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $16.90 per troy ounce on 22 April 2016, down $0.190 (1.11%) from the previous close of $17.09.
This close sat 65.22% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $15.79, making this a +7.00% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $16.90 per troy ounce on 22 April 2016. That is $0.19 lower than the previous close of $17.09, a move of -1.11%.
The silver price fell on 22 April 2016, losing $0.19 (1.11%) against the previous session's close of $17.09.
At $16.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.54 on 22 April 2016. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 72.7 on 22 April 2016, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 72.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 22 April 2016, silver was around $16.31 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.90 is a gain of 3.6% over the week.
A month before 22 April 2016, silver was around $15.88 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.90 is a gain of 6.4% over the month.
It closed 65.22% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.