Distance from the record
This close sat 54.99% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 18 October 2013, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $21.87 per troy ounce on 18 October 2013, down $0.034 (0.16%) from the previous close of $21.90.
This close sat 54.99% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $32.84, making this a -33.40% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $21.87 per troy ounce on 18 October 2013. That is $0.03 lower than the previous close of $21.90, a move of -0.16%.
The silver price fell on 18 October 2013, losing $0.03 (0.16%) against the previous session's close of $21.90.
At $21.87 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.70 on 18 October 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 60.1 on 18 October 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 60.1 ounces of silver.
A week before 18 October 2013, silver was around $21.22 per troy ounce, so the close of $21.87 is a gain of 3.1% over the week.
A year before 18 October 2013, silver was around $32.84 per troy ounce. The close of $21.87 therefore represents a fall of 33.4% over twelve months.
It closed 54.99% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.