Silver falls 4.1% in a single session
Silver closed at $88.09 per troy ounce on 16 January 2026, down $3.785 (4.12%) from the previous close of $91.88.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $31.52, making this a +179.45% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $88.09 per troy ounce on 16 January 2026. That is $3.78 lower than the previous close of $91.88, a move of -4.12%.
The silver price fell on 16 January 2026, losing $3.78 (4.12%) against the previous session's close of $91.88.
At $88.09 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $2.83 on 16 January 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 52.1 on 16 January 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 52.1 ounces of silver.
A week before 16 January 2026, silver was around $78.88 per troy ounce, so the close of $88.09 is a gain of 11.7% over the week.
A month before 16 January 2026, silver was around $62.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $88.09 is a gain of 40.5% over the month.
A year before 16 January 2026, silver was around $31.52 per troy ounce. The close of $88.09 therefore represents a rise of 179.4% over twelve months.