Distance from the record
This close sat 68.56% 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 2020, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver jumps 3.1% in a single session
Silver closed at $15.28 per troy ounce on 22 April 2020, up $0.459 (3.10%) from the previous close of $14.82.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
This was a 3.10% move in one session — well beyond a typical day for silver. Moves this size are usually a reaction to something specific rather than ordinary drift, so the surrounding news is worth checking alongside the number.
This close sat 68.56% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $14.96, making this a +2.14% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $15.28 per troy ounce on 22 April 2020. That is $0.46 higher than the previous close of $14.82, a move of 3.10%.
The silver price rose on 22 April 2020, gaining $0.46 (3.10%) against the previous session's close of $14.82.
At $15.28 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.49 on 22 April 2020. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 113.2 on 22 April 2020, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 113.2 ounces of silver.
A month before 22 April 2020, silver was around $12.35 per troy ounce, so the close of $15.28 is a gain of 23.7% over the month.
It closed 68.56% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.