Highest closing price since 12 March 2026
Silver closed at $81.74 per troy ounce on 17 April 2026, up $3.132 (3.98%) from the previous close of $78.61.
Notable session: highest close of the month; moved more than 3% in a session.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $32.42, making this a +152.12% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $81.74 per troy ounce on 17 April 2026. That is $3.13 higher than the previous close of $78.61, a move of 3.98%.
The silver price rose on 17 April 2026, gaining $3.13 (3.98%) against the previous session's close of $78.61.
At $81.74 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $2.63 on 17 April 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 59.4 on 17 April 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 59.4 ounces of silver.
A week before 17 April 2026, silver was around $76.32 per troy ounce, so the close of $81.74 is a gain of 7.1% over the week.
A month before 17 April 2026, silver was around $79.53 per troy ounce, so the close of $81.74 is a gain of 2.8% over the month.
A year before 17 April 2026, silver was around $32.42 per troy ounce. The close of $81.74 therefore represents a rise of 152.1% over twelve months.