Distance from the record
This close sat 65.74% 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 October 2017, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 5 October 2017
Silver closed at $16.65 per troy ounce on 31 October 2017, down $0.157 (0.93%) from the previous close of $16.80.
This close sat 65.74% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $17.76, making this a -6.29% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $16.65 per troy ounce on 31 October 2017. That is $0.16 lower than the previous close of $16.80, a move of -0.93%.
The silver price fell on 31 October 2017, losing $0.16 (0.93%) against the previous session's close of $16.80.
At $16.65 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.54 on 31 October 2017. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 76.1 on 31 October 2017, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 76.1 ounces of silver.
It closed 65.74% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.