Distance from the record
This close sat 44.41% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2026-01-26.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 18 August 2026, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 7 August 2026
Silver closed at $63.97 per troy ounce on 18 August 2026, down $2.095 (3.17%) from the previous close of $66.07.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Silver lost 3.17% in one session, far more than a normal day's range. Falls this size rarely happen in isolation — the days on either side give the move its context.
This close sat 44.41% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2026-01-26.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $37.95, making this a +68.56% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $63.97 per troy ounce on 18 August 2026. That is $2.10 lower than the previous close of $66.07, a move of -3.17%.
The silver price fell on 18 August 2026, losing $2.10 (3.17%) against the previous session's close of $66.07.
At $63.97 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $2.06 on 18 August 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 69.0 on 18 August 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 69.0 ounces of silver.
A month before 18 August 2026, silver was around $56.04 per troy ounce, so the close of $63.97 is a gain of 14.2% over the month.
A year before 18 August 2026, silver was around $37.95 per troy ounce. The close of $63.97 therefore represents a rise of 68.6% over twelve months.
It closed 44.41% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2026-01-26.