Distance from the record
This close sat 63.05% 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 30 January 2020, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $17.95 per troy ounce on 30 January 2020, up $0.521 (2.99%) from the previous close of $17.43.
This was a 2.99% 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 63.05% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $15.88, making this a +13.05% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.95 per troy ounce on 30 January 2020. That is $0.52 higher than the previous close of $17.43, a move of 2.99%.
The silver price rose on 30 January 2020, gaining $0.52 (2.99%) against the previous session's close of $17.43.
At $17.95 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.58 on 30 January 2020. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 88.2 on 30 January 2020, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 88.2 ounces of silver.
A year before 30 January 2020, silver was around $15.88 per troy ounce. The close of $17.95 therefore represents a rise of 13.0% over twelve months.
It closed 63.05% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.