Distance from the record
This close sat 63.64% 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 22 May 2020, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $17.66 per troy ounce on 22 May 2020, up $0.329 (1.90%) from the previous close of $17.33.
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 63.64% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $14.41, making this a +22.55% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.66 per troy ounce on 22 May 2020. That is $0.33 higher than the previous close of $17.33, a move of 1.90%.
The silver price rose on 22 May 2020, gaining $0.33 (1.90%) against the previous session's close of $17.33.
At $17.66 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.57 on 22 May 2020. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 98.2 on 22 May 2020, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 98.2 ounces of silver.
A week before 22 May 2020, silver was around $17.05 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.66 is a gain of 3.6% over the week.
A month before 22 May 2020, silver was around $15.28 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.66 is a gain of 15.6% over the month.
A year before 22 May 2020, silver was around $14.41 per troy ounce. The close of $17.66 therefore represents a rise of 22.5% over twelve months.
It closed 63.64% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.