Distance from the record
This close sat 64.10% 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 5 June 2020, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 21 May 2020
Silver closed at $17.44 per troy ounce on 5 June 2020, down $0.581 (3.22%) from the previous close of $18.02.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Silver lost 3.22% 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 64.10% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $14.75, making this a +18.23% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.44 per troy ounce on 5 June 2020. That is $0.58 lower than the previous close of $18.02, a move of -3.22%.
The silver price fell on 5 June 2020, losing $0.58 (3.22%) against the previous session's close of $18.02.
At $17.44 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.56 on 5 June 2020. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 96.1 on 5 June 2020, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 96.1 ounces of silver.
A week before 5 June 2020, silver was around $18.44 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.44 is a loss of 5.4% over the week.
A month before 5 June 2020, silver was around $15.06 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.44 is a gain of 15.8% over the month.
A year before 5 June 2020, silver was around $14.75 per troy ounce. The close of $17.44 therefore represents a rise of 18.2% over twelve months.
It closed 64.10% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.