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 8 August 2017, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $16.36 per troy ounce on 8 August 2017, up $0.139 (0.86%) from the previous close of $16.22.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 66.33% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $19.77, making this a -17.24% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $16.36 per troy ounce on 8 August 2017. That is $0.14 higher than the previous close of $16.22, a move of 0.86%.
The silver price rose on 8 August 2017, gaining $0.14 (0.86%) against the previous session's close of $16.22.
At $16.36 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.53 on 8 August 2017. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 76.8 on 8 August 2017, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 76.8 ounces of silver.
A week before 8 August 2017, silver was around $17.48 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.36 is a loss of 6.4% over the week.
A month before 8 August 2017, silver was around $15.37 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.36 is a gain of 6.4% over the month.
A year before 8 August 2017, silver was around $19.77 per troy ounce. The close of $16.36 therefore represents a fall of 17.2% over twelve months.
It closed 66.33% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.