Distance from the record
This close sat 51.77% 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 2020, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver falls 3.9% in a single session
Silver closed at $23.43 per troy ounce on 30 September 2020, down $0.947 (3.88%) from the previous close of $24.38.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Silver lost 3.88% 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 51.77% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $16.90, making this a +38.67% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $23.43 per troy ounce on 30 September 2020. That is $0.95 lower than the previous close of $24.38, a move of -3.88%.
The silver price fell on 30 September 2020, losing $0.95 (3.88%) against the previous session's close of $24.38.
At $23.43 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.75 on 30 September 2020. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 80.5 on 30 September 2020, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 80.5 ounces of silver.
A month before 30 September 2020, silver was around $27.61 per troy ounce, so the close of $23.43 is a loss of 15.1% over the month.
A year before 30 September 2020, silver was around $16.90 per troy ounce. The close of $23.43 therefore represents a rise of 38.7% over twelve months.
It closed 51.77% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.