Distance from the record
This close sat 60.61% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 30 September 2016, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $19.14 per troy ounce on 30 September 2016, up $0.024 (0.13%) from the previous close of $19.11.
Silver barely moved, closing within 0.13% of the previous session. Flat days are the majority of any price series and are most useful as the baseline the notable days are measured against.
This close sat 60.61% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $14.51, making this a +31.87% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $19.14 per troy ounce on 30 September 2016. That is $0.02 higher than the previous close of $19.11, a move of 0.13%.
The silver price rose on 30 September 2016, gaining $0.02 (0.13%) against the previous session's close of $19.11.
At $19.14 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.62 on 30 September 2016. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 68.6 on 30 September 2016, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 68.6 ounces of silver.
A week before 30 September 2016, silver was around $19.73 per troy ounce, so the close of $19.14 is a loss of 3.0% over the week.
A year before 30 September 2016, silver was around $14.51 per troy ounce. The close of $19.14 therefore represents a rise of 31.9% over twelve months.
It closed 60.61% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.