Distance from the record
This close sat 12.93% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 18 May 2007, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $12.93 per troy ounce on 18 May 2007, up $0.120 (0.94%) from the previous close of $12.81.
This close sat 12.93% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $12.44, making this a +3.93% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $12.93 per troy ounce on 18 May 2007. That is $0.12 higher than the previous close of $12.81, a move of 0.94%.
The silver price rose on 18 May 2007, gaining $0.12 (0.94%) against the previous session's close of $12.81.
At $12.93 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.42 on 18 May 2007. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 51.1 on 18 May 2007, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 51.1 ounces of silver.
A week before 18 May 2007, silver was around $13.21 per troy ounce, so the close of $12.93 is a loss of 2.1% over the week.
A month before 18 May 2007, silver was around $13.95 per troy ounce, so the close of $12.93 is a loss of 7.3% over the month.
It closed 12.93% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-05-11.