Distance from the record
This close sat 63.24% 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 9 January 2020, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $17.86 per troy ounce on 9 January 2020, down $0.228 (1.26%) from the previous close of $18.09.
This close sat 63.24% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $15.65, making this a +14.10% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.86 per troy ounce on 9 January 2020. That is $0.23 lower than the previous close of $18.09, a move of -1.26%.
The silver price fell on 9 January 2020, losing $0.23 (1.26%) against the previous session's close of $18.09.
At $17.86 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.57 on 9 January 2020. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 86.9 on 9 January 2020, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 86.9 ounces of silver.
A month before 9 January 2020, silver was around $16.53 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.86 is a gain of 8.0% over the month.
A year before 9 January 2020, silver was around $15.65 per troy ounce. The close of $17.86 therefore represents a rise of 14.1% over twelve months.
It closed 63.24% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.