Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 8 October 2019, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $17.62 per troy ounce on 8 October 2019, up $0.160 (0.92%) from the previous close of $17.46.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 63.74% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $14.26, making this a +23.55% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.62 per troy ounce on 8 October 2019. That is $0.16 higher than the previous close of $17.46, a move of 0.92%.
The silver price rose on 8 October 2019, gaining $0.16 (0.92%) against the previous session's close of $17.46.
At $17.62 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.57 on 8 October 2019. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 85.0 on 8 October 2019, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 85.0 ounces of silver.
A week before 8 October 2019, silver was around $18.01 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.62 is a loss of 2.2% over the week.
A year before 8 October 2019, silver was around $14.26 per troy ounce. The close of $17.62 therefore represents a rise of 23.6% over twelve months.
It closed 63.74% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.