Distance from the record
This close sat 65.22% 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 9 December 2016, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $16.90 per troy ounce on 9 December 2016, down $0.128 (0.75%) from the previous close of $17.02.
This close sat 65.22% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $14.16, making this a +19.30% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $16.90 per troy ounce on 9 December 2016. That is $0.13 lower than the previous close of $17.02, a move of -0.75%.
The silver price fell on 9 December 2016, losing $0.13 (0.75%) against the previous session's close of $17.02.
At $16.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.54 on 9 December 2016. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 68.6 on 9 December 2016, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 68.6 ounces of silver.
A month before 9 December 2016, silver was around $18.36 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.90 is a loss of 8.0% over the month.
A year before 9 December 2016, silver was around $14.16 per troy ounce. The close of $16.90 therefore represents a rise of 19.3% over twelve months.
It closed 65.22% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.