Distance from the record
This close sat 49.31% 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 October 2020, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $24.63 per troy ounce on 23 October 2020, down $0.038 (0.15%) from the previous close of $24.67.
This close sat 49.31% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $17.52, making this a +40.59% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $24.63 per troy ounce on 23 October 2020. That is $0.04 lower than the previous close of $24.67, a move of -0.15%.
The silver price fell on 23 October 2020, losing $0.04 (0.15%) against the previous session's close of $24.67.
At $24.63 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.79 on 23 October 2020. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 77.2 on 23 October 2020, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 77.2 ounces of silver.
A month before 23 October 2020, silver was around $23.01 per troy ounce, so the close of $24.63 is a gain of 7.0% over the month.
A year before 23 October 2020, silver was around $17.52 per troy ounce. The close of $24.63 therefore represents a rise of 40.6% over twelve months.
It closed 49.31% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.