Distance from the record
This close sat 64.48% 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 March 2017, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 30 January 2017
Silver closed at $17.26 per troy ounce on 8 March 2017, down $0.235 (1.34%) from the previous close of $17.49.
This close sat 64.48% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $15.38, making this a +12.17% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.26 per troy ounce on 8 March 2017. That is $0.24 lower than the previous close of $17.49, a move of -1.34%.
The silver price fell on 8 March 2017, losing $0.24 (1.34%) against the previous session's close of $17.49.
At $17.26 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.55 on 8 March 2017. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 70.0 on 8 March 2017, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 70.0 ounces of silver.
A week before 8 March 2017, silver was around $18.24 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.26 is a loss of 5.4% over the week.
A year before 8 March 2017, silver was around $15.38 per troy ounce. The close of $17.26 therefore represents a rise of 12.2% over twelve months.
It closed 64.48% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.