Distance from the record
This close sat 64.28% 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 26 April 2017, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 16 March 2017
Silver closed at $17.35 per troy ounce on 26 April 2017, down $0.228 (1.30%) from the previous close of $17.58.
This close sat 64.28% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $17.11, making this a +1.44% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.35 per troy ounce on 26 April 2017. That is $0.23 lower than the previous close of $17.58, a move of -1.30%.
The silver price fell on 26 April 2017, losing $0.23 (1.30%) against the previous session's close of $17.58.
At $17.35 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.56 on 26 April 2017. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 72.7 on 26 April 2017, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 72.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 26 April 2017, silver was around $18.14 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.35 is a loss of 4.3% over the week.
It closed 64.28% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.