Distance from the record
This close sat 4.36% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-01-09.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 18 January 2006, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 5 January 2006
Silver closed at $8.820 per troy ounce on 18 January 2006, down $0.200 (2.22%) from the previous close of $9.020.
Silver lost 2.22% 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 4.36% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-01-09.
One of the ten lowest silver closes of that year, ranking 244 of 245 sessions.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $6.640, making this a +32.83% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $8.82 per troy ounce on 18 January 2006. That is $0.20 lower than the previous close of $9.02, a move of -2.22%.
The silver price fell on 18 January 2006, losing $0.20 (2.22%) against the previous session's close of $9.02.
At $8.82 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.28 on 18 January 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 61.6 on 18 January 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 61.6 ounces of silver.
A week before 18 January 2006, silver was around $9.01 per troy ounce, so the close of $8.82 is a loss of 2.1% over the week.
A year before 18 January 2006, silver was around $6.64 per troy ounce. The close of $8.82 therefore represents a rise of 32.8% over twelve months.
It closed 4.36% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-01-09.