Distance from the record
This close sat 1.15% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-01-14.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 18 January 2008, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $16.14 per troy ounce on 18 January 2008, up $0.208 (1.31%) from the previous close of $15.93.
This close sat 1.15% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-01-14.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $12.61, making this a +28.00% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $16.14 per troy ounce on 18 January 2008. That is $0.21 higher than the previous close of $15.93, a move of 1.31%.
The silver price rose on 18 January 2008, gaining $0.21 (1.31%) against the previous session's close of $15.93.
At $16.14 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.52 on 18 January 2008. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 54.6 on 18 January 2008, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 54.6 ounces of silver.
A month before 18 January 2008, silver was around $14.01 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.14 is a gain of 15.2% over the month.
A year before 18 January 2008, silver was around $12.61 per troy ounce. The close of $16.14 therefore represents a rise of 28.0% over twelve months.
It closed 1.15% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-01-14.