Distance from the record
This close sat 63.95% 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 November 2019, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 22 October 2019
Silver closed at $17.52 per troy ounce on 5 November 2019, down $0.498 (2.76%) from the previous close of $18.01.
Silver lost 2.76% 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 63.95% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $14.60, making this a +19.94% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.52 per troy ounce on 5 November 2019. That is $0.50 lower than the previous close of $18.01, a move of -2.76%.
The silver price fell on 5 November 2019, losing $0.50 (2.76%) against the previous session's close of $18.01.
At $17.52 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.56 on 5 November 2019. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 84.5 on 5 November 2019, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 84.5 ounces of silver.
A year before 5 November 2019, silver was around $14.60 per troy ounce. The close of $17.52 therefore represents a rise of 19.9% over twelve months.
It closed 63.95% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.