Distance from the record
This close sat 46.59% 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 2020, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $25.95 per troy ounce on 18 December 2020, down $0.151 (0.58%) from the previous close of $26.10.
This close sat 46.59% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $16.95, making this a +53.06% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $25.95 per troy ounce on 18 December 2020. That is $0.15 lower than the previous close of $26.10, a move of -0.58%.
The silver price fell on 18 December 2020, losing $0.15 (0.58%) against the previous session's close of $26.10.
At $25.95 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.83 on 18 December 2020. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 72.7 on 18 December 2020, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 72.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 18 December 2020, silver was around $24.03 per troy ounce, so the close of $25.95 is a gain of 8.0% over the week.
A month before 18 December 2020, silver was around $24.43 per troy ounce, so the close of $25.95 is a gain of 6.2% over the month.
A year before 18 December 2020, silver was around $16.95 per troy ounce. The close of $25.95 therefore represents a rise of 53.1% over twelve months.
It closed 46.59% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.