Distance from the record
This close sat 65.06% 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 19 January 2018, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $16.98 per troy ounce on 19 January 2018, up $0.082 (0.49%) from the previous close of $16.89.
This close sat 65.06% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $16.97, making this a +0.05% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $16.98 per troy ounce on 19 January 2018. That is $0.08 higher than the previous close of $16.89, a move of 0.49%.
The silver price rose on 19 January 2018, gaining $0.08 (0.49%) against the previous session's close of $16.89.
At $16.98 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.55 on 19 January 2018. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 78.5 on 19 January 2018, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 78.5 ounces of silver.
A month before 19 January 2018, silver was around $16.07 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.98 is a gain of 5.7% over the month.
It closed 65.06% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.