Distance from the record
This close sat 64.96% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 8 December 2016, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $17.02 per troy ounce on 8 December 2016, down $0.178 (1.03%) from the previous close of $17.20.
Silver moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This close sat 64.96% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $14.09, making this a +20.82% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.02 per troy ounce on 8 December 2016. That is $0.18 lower than the previous close of $17.20, a move of -1.03%.
The silver price fell on 8 December 2016, losing $0.18 (1.03%) against the previous session's close of $17.20.
At $17.02 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.55 on 8 December 2016. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 68.7 on 8 December 2016, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 68.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 8 December 2016, silver was around $15.94 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.02 is a gain of 6.8% over the week.
A month before 8 December 2016, silver was around $18.33 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.02 is a loss of 7.1% over the month.
A year before 8 December 2016, silver was around $14.09 per troy ounce. The close of $17.02 therefore represents a rise of 20.8% over twelve months.
It closed 64.96% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.