Distance from the record
This close sat 66.08% 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 December 2019, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 6 August 2019
Silver closed at $16.48 per troy ounce on 6 December 2019, down $0.461 (2.72%) from the previous close of $16.94.
Notable session: lowest close of the month.
Silver lost 2.72% 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 66.08% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $14.39, making this a +14.53% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $16.48 per troy ounce on 6 December 2019. That is $0.46 lower than the previous close of $16.94, a move of -2.72%.
The silver price fell on 6 December 2019, losing $0.46 (2.72%) against the previous session's close of $16.94.
At $16.48 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.53 on 6 December 2019. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 88.5 on 6 December 2019, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 88.5 ounces of silver.
A week before 6 December 2019, silver was around $16.97 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.48 is a loss of 2.9% over the week.
A month before 6 December 2019, silver was around $17.56 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.48 is a loss of 6.1% over the month.
A year before 6 December 2019, silver was around $14.39 per troy ounce. The close of $16.48 therefore represents a rise of 14.5% over twelve months.
It closed 66.08% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.