Distance from the record
This close sat 69.92% 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 17 August 2018, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $14.62 per troy ounce on 17 August 2018, down $0.081 (0.55%) from the previous close of $14.70.
This close sat 69.92% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $17.03, making this a -14.17% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $14.62 per troy ounce on 17 August 2018. That is $0.08 lower than the previous close of $14.70, a move of -0.55%.
The silver price fell on 17 August 2018, losing $0.08 (0.55%) against the previous session's close of $14.70.
At $14.62 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.47 on 17 August 2018. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 80.5 on 17 August 2018, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 80.5 ounces of silver.
A week before 17 August 2018, silver was around $15.27 per troy ounce, so the close of $14.62 is a loss of 4.3% over the week.
A month before 17 August 2018, silver was around $15.55 per troy ounce, so the close of $14.62 is a loss of 6.0% over the month.
A year before 17 August 2018, silver was around $17.03 per troy ounce. The close of $14.62 therefore represents a fall of 14.2% over twelve months.
It closed 69.92% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.