Distance from the record
This close sat 69.97% 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 October 2018, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $14.59 per troy ounce on 17 October 2018, down $0.038 (0.26%) from the previous close of $14.63.
This close sat 69.97% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $16.99, making this a -14.10% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $14.59 per troy ounce on 17 October 2018. That is $0.04 lower than the previous close of $14.63, a move of -0.26%.
The silver price fell on 17 October 2018, losing $0.04 (0.26%) against the previous session's close of $14.63.
At $14.59 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.47 on 17 October 2018. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 83.9 on 17 October 2018, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 83.9 ounces of silver.
A week before 17 October 2018, silver was around $14.26 per troy ounce, so the close of $14.59 is a gain of 2.4% over the week.
A year before 17 October 2018, silver was around $16.99 per troy ounce. The close of $14.59 therefore represents a fall of 14.1% over twelve months.
It closed 69.97% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.