Distance from the record
This close sat 70.32% 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 27 August 2015, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $14.42 per troy ounce on 27 August 2015, up $0.376 (2.68%) from the previous close of $14.05.
This was a 2.68% move in one session — well beyond a typical day for silver. Moves this size are usually a reaction to something specific rather than ordinary drift, so the surrounding news is worth checking alongside the number.
This close sat 70.32% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $19.40, making this a -25.65% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $14.42 per troy ounce on 27 August 2015. That is $0.38 higher than the previous close of $14.05, a move of 2.68%.
The silver price rose on 27 August 2015, gaining $0.38 (2.68%) against the previous session's close of $14.05.
At $14.42 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.46 on 27 August 2015. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 77.8 on 27 August 2015, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 77.8 ounces of silver.
A week before 27 August 2015, silver was around $15.52 per troy ounce, so the close of $14.42 is a loss of 7.1% over the week.
A year before 27 August 2015, silver was around $19.40 per troy ounce. The close of $14.42 therefore represents a fall of 25.6% over twelve months.
It closed 70.32% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.