Distance from the record
This close sat 11.59% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2000-08-31.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 30 May 2001, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 15 May 2001
Silver closed at $4.423 per troy ounce on 30 May 2001, down $0.100 (2.21%) from the previous close of $4.523.
Silver lost 2.21% in one session, far more than a normal day's range. Falls this size rarely happen in isolation — the days on either side give the move its context.
This close sat 11.59% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2000-08-31.
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Silver closed at $4.42 per troy ounce on 30 May 2001. That is $0.10 lower than the previous close of $4.52, a move of -2.21%.
The silver price fell on 30 May 2001, losing $0.10 (2.21%) against the previous session's close of $4.52.
At $4.42 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.14 on 30 May 2001. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 60.1 on 30 May 2001, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 60.1 ounces of silver.
A week before 30 May 2001, silver was around $4.56 per troy ounce, so the close of $4.42 is a loss of 3.0% over the week.
This close was session 3 of a consecutive run of losses. A run is counted by closes, so an intraday reversal that still closed in the same direction does not break it.
It closed 11.59% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2000-08-31.