Distance from the record
This close sat 51.81% 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 18 August 2021, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $23.41 per troy ounce on 18 August 2021, down $0.236 (1.00%) from the previous close of $23.65.
This close sat 51.81% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $28.05, making this a -16.53% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $23.41 per troy ounce on 18 August 2021. That is $0.24 lower than the previous close of $23.65, a move of -1.00%.
The silver price fell on 18 August 2021, losing $0.24 (1.00%) against the previous session's close of $23.65.
At $23.41 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.75 on 18 August 2021. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 76.1 on 18 August 2021, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 76.1 ounces of silver.
A month before 18 August 2021, silver was around $25.78 per troy ounce, so the close of $23.41 is a loss of 9.2% over the month.
A year before 18 August 2021, silver was around $28.05 per troy ounce. The close of $23.41 therefore represents a fall of 16.5% over twelve months.
It closed 51.81% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.