Distance from the record
This close sat 63.80% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Loading…
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 26 October 2016, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $17.58 per troy ounce on 26 October 2016, down $0.151 (0.85%) from the previous close of $17.74.
This close sat 63.80% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $15.90, making this a +10.60% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Silver closed at $17.58 per troy ounce on 26 October 2016. That is $0.15 lower than the previous close of $17.74, a move of -0.85%.
The silver price fell on 26 October 2016, losing $0.15 (0.85%) against the previous session's close of $17.74.
At $17.58 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.57 on 26 October 2016. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 71.9 on 26 October 2016, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 71.9 ounces of silver.
A month before 26 October 2016, silver was around $19.52 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.58 is a loss of 9.9% over the month.
It closed 63.80% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.