Distance from the record
This close sat 66.36% 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 31 July 2019, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $16.35 per troy ounce on 31 July 2019, down $0.149 (0.90%) from the previous close of $16.50.
This close sat 66.36% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $15.50, making this a +5.46% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $16.35 per troy ounce on 31 July 2019. That is $0.15 lower than the previous close of $16.50, a move of -0.90%.
The silver price fell on 31 July 2019, losing $0.15 (0.90%) against the previous session's close of $16.50.
At $16.35 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.53 on 31 July 2019. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 87.2 on 31 July 2019, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 87.2 ounces of silver.
A month before 31 July 2019, silver was around $15.25 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.35 is a gain of 7.2% over the month.
It closed 66.36% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.