Highest so far that year
At the time, no session earlier in the year had closed higher.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 18 January 2017, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 10 November 2016
Silver closed at $17.24 per troy ounce on 18 January 2017, up $0.133 (0.78%) from the previous close of $17.10.
At the time, no session earlier in the year had closed higher.
This close sat 64.53% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $13.88, making this a +24.14% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Silver closed at $17.24 per troy ounce on 18 January 2017. That is $0.13 higher than the previous close of $17.10, a move of 0.78%.
The silver price rose on 18 January 2017, gaining $0.13 (0.78%) against the previous session's close of $17.10.
At $17.24 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.55 on 18 January 2017. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 70.3 on 18 January 2017, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 70.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 18 January 2017, silver was around $16.78 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.24 is a gain of 2.7% over the week.
A month before 18 January 2017, silver was around $16.15 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.24 is a gain of 6.7% over the month.
A year before 18 January 2017, silver was around $13.88 per troy ounce. The close of $17.24 therefore represents a rise of 24.1% over twelve months.
It closed 64.53% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.