Silver jumps 5.5% in a single session
Silver closed at $77.51 per troy ounce on 18 February 2026, up $4.062 (5.53%) from the previous close of $73.45.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $33.32, making this a +132.64% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $77.51 per troy ounce on 18 February 2026. That is $4.06 higher than the previous close of $73.45, a move of 5.53%.
The silver price rose on 18 February 2026, gaining $4.06 (5.53%) against the previous session's close of $73.45.
At $77.51 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $2.49 on 18 February 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 64.3 on 18 February 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 64.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 18 February 2026, silver was around $83.75 per troy ounce, so the close of $77.51 is a loss of 7.5% over the week.
A month before 18 February 2026, silver was around $88.09 per troy ounce, so the close of $77.51 is a loss of 12.0% over the month.
A year before 18 February 2026, silver was around $33.32 per troy ounce. The close of $77.51 therefore represents a rise of 132.6% over twelve months.