Distance from the record
This close sat 59.68% 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 September 2016, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $19.59 per troy ounce on 8 September 2016, down $0.168 (0.85%) from the previous close of $19.76.
This close sat 59.68% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $14.75, making this a +32.82% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $19.59 per troy ounce on 8 September 2016. That is $0.17 lower than the previous close of $19.76, a move of -0.85%.
The silver price fell on 8 September 2016, losing $0.17 (0.85%) against the previous session's close of $19.76.
At $19.59 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.63 on 8 September 2016. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 68.2 on 8 September 2016, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 68.2 ounces of silver.
A week before 8 September 2016, silver was around $19.14 per troy ounce, so the close of $19.59 is a gain of 2.4% over the week.
A year before 8 September 2016, silver was around $14.75 per troy ounce. The close of $19.59 therefore represents a rise of 32.8% over twelve months.
It closed 59.68% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.