Distance from the record
This close sat 66.37% 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 26 May 2016, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $16.34 per troy ounce on 26 May 2016, up $0.083 (0.51%) from the previous close of $16.25.
This close sat 66.37% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $16.73, making this a -2.37% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $16.34 per troy ounce on 26 May 2016. That is $0.08 higher than the previous close of $16.25, a move of 0.51%.
The silver price rose on 26 May 2016, gaining $0.08 (0.51%) against the previous session's close of $16.25.
At $16.34 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.53 on 26 May 2016. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 74.7 on 26 May 2016, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 74.7 ounces of silver.
It closed 66.37% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.