Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 5 July 2016, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $19.87 per troy ounce on 5 July 2016, down $0.446 (2.20%) from the previous close of $20.31.
Silver lost 2.20% 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 was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 59.11% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $15.54, making this a +27.86% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $19.87 per troy ounce on 5 July 2016. That is $0.45 lower than the previous close of $20.31, a move of -2.20%.
The silver price fell on 5 July 2016, losing $0.45 (2.20%) against the previous session's close of $20.31.
At $19.87 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.64 on 5 July 2016. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 68.3 on 5 July 2016, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 68.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 5 July 2016, silver was around $17.84 per troy ounce, so the close of $19.87 is a gain of 11.4% over the week.
A month before 5 July 2016, silver was around $16.35 per troy ounce, so the close of $19.87 is a gain of 21.5% over the month.
A year before 5 July 2016, silver was around $15.54 per troy ounce. The close of $19.87 therefore represents a rise of 27.9% over twelve months.
It closed 59.11% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.