Distance from the record
This close sat 61.78% 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 2022, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $18.57 per troy ounce on 18 October 2022, down $0.103 (0.55%) from the previous close of $18.67.
This close sat 61.78% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $23.24, making this a -20.10% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $18.57 per troy ounce on 18 October 2022. That is $0.10 lower than the previous close of $18.67, a move of -0.55%.
The silver price fell on 18 October 2022, losing $0.10 (0.55%) against the previous session's close of $18.67.
At $18.57 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.60 on 18 October 2022. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 88.8 on 18 October 2022, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 88.8 ounces of silver.
A week before 18 October 2022, silver was around $19.43 per troy ounce, so the close of $18.57 is a loss of 4.4% over the week.
A year before 18 October 2022, silver was around $23.24 per troy ounce. The close of $18.57 therefore represents a fall of 20.1% over twelve months.
It closed 61.78% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.