Distance from the record
This close sat 62.49% 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 6 April 2017, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $18.23 per troy ounce on 6 April 2017, up $0.059 (0.32%) from the previous close of $18.17.
This close sat 62.49% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $15.05, making this a +21.08% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $18.23 per troy ounce on 6 April 2017. That is $0.06 higher than the previous close of $18.17, a move of 0.32%.
The silver price rose on 6 April 2017, gaining $0.06 (0.32%) against the previous session's close of $18.17.
At $18.23 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.59 on 6 April 2017. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 68.6 on 6 April 2017, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 68.6 ounces of silver.
A year before 6 April 2017, silver was around $15.05 per troy ounce. The close of $18.23 therefore represents a rise of 21.1% over twelve months.
It closed 62.49% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.