Distance from the record
This close sat 63.60% 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 8 February 2017, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $17.68 per troy ounce on 8 February 2017, down $0.050 (0.28%) from the previous close of $17.73.
This close sat 63.60% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $15.42, making this a +14.71% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.68 per troy ounce on 8 February 2017. That is $0.05 lower than the previous close of $17.73, a move of -0.28%.
The silver price fell on 8 February 2017, losing $0.05 (0.28%) against the previous session's close of $17.73.
At $17.68 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.57 on 8 February 2017. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 70.0 on 8 February 2017, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 70.0 ounces of silver.
A month before 8 February 2017, silver was around $16.47 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.68 is a gain of 7.4% over the month.
A year before 8 February 2017, silver was around $15.42 per troy ounce. The close of $17.68 therefore represents a rise of 14.7% over twelve months.
It closed 63.60% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.