Distance from the record
This close sat 48.13% 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 23 March 2021, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 15 January 2021
Silver closed at $25.20 per troy ounce on 23 March 2021, down $0.541 (2.10%) from the previous close of $25.74.
Silver lost 2.10% in one session, far more than a normal day's range. Falls this size rarely happen in isolation — the days on either side give the move its context.
This close sat 48.13% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $13.23, making this a +90.55% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $25.20 per troy ounce on 23 March 2021. That is $0.54 lower than the previous close of $25.74, a move of -2.10%.
The silver price fell on 23 March 2021, losing $0.54 (2.10%) against the previous session's close of $25.74.
At $25.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.81 on 23 March 2021. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 68.4 on 23 March 2021, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 68.4 ounces of silver.
A week before 23 March 2021, silver was around $25.97 per troy ounce, so the close of $25.20 is a loss of 3.0% over the week.
A month before 23 March 2021, silver was around $27.69 per troy ounce, so the close of $25.20 is a loss of 9.0% over the month.
A year before 23 March 2021, silver was around $13.23 per troy ounce. The close of $25.20 therefore represents a rise of 90.5% over twelve months.
This close was session 3 of a consecutive run of losses. A run is counted by closes, so an intraday reversal that still closed in the same direction does not break it.
It closed 48.13% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.