Distance from the record
This close sat 64.95% 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 May 2015, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 12 May 2015
Silver closed at $17.03 per troy ounce on 22 May 2015, down $0.081 (0.47%) from the previous close of $17.11.
This close sat 64.95% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $19.49, making this a -12.62% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.03 per troy ounce on 22 May 2015. That is $0.08 lower than the previous close of $17.11, a move of -0.47%.
The silver price fell on 22 May 2015, losing $0.08 (0.47%) against the previous session's close of $17.11.
At $17.03 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.55 on 22 May 2015. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 70.7 on 22 May 2015, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 70.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 22 May 2015, silver was around $17.55 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.03 is a loss of 2.9% over the week.
A month before 22 May 2015, silver was around $15.79 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.03 is a gain of 7.8% over the month.
A year before 22 May 2015, silver was around $19.49 per troy ounce. The close of $17.03 therefore represents a fall of 12.6% over twelve months.
It closed 64.95% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.