Distance from the record
This close sat 71.02% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 18 December 2015, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $14.08 per troy ounce on 18 December 2015, up $0.397 (2.90%) from the previous close of $13.68.
This was a 2.90% move in one session — well beyond a typical day for silver. Moves this size are usually a reaction to something specific rather than ordinary drift, so the surrounding news is worth checking alongside the number.
This close sat 71.02% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $15.89, making this a -11.41% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $14.08 per troy ounce on 18 December 2015. That is $0.40 higher than the previous close of $13.68, a move of 2.90%.
The silver price rose on 18 December 2015, gaining $0.40 (2.90%) against the previous session's close of $13.68.
At $14.08 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.45 on 18 December 2015. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 75.7 on 18 December 2015, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 75.7 ounces of silver.
It closed 71.02% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.