Distance from the record
This close sat 65.20% 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 24 October 2017, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 6 October 2017
Silver closed at $16.91 per troy ounce on 24 October 2017, down $0.117 (0.69%) from the previous close of $17.02.
This close sat 65.20% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $17.56, making this a -3.73% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $16.91 per troy ounce on 24 October 2017. That is $0.12 lower than the previous close of $17.02, a move of -0.69%.
The silver price fell on 24 October 2017, losing $0.12 (0.69%) against the previous session's close of $17.02.
At $16.91 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.54 on 24 October 2017. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 75.4 on 24 October 2017, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 75.4 ounces of silver.
It closed 65.20% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.