Distance from the record
This close sat 69.99% 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 19 October 2018, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $14.58 per troy ounce on 19 October 2018, up $0.046 (0.32%) from the previous close of $14.53.
This close sat 69.99% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $17.20, making this a -15.24% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $14.58 per troy ounce on 19 October 2018. That is $0.05 higher than the previous close of $14.53, a move of 0.32%.
The silver price rose on 19 October 2018, gaining $0.05 (0.32%) against the previous session's close of $14.53.
At $14.58 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.47 on 19 October 2018. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 84.0 on 19 October 2018, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 84.0 ounces of silver.
A year before 19 October 2018, silver was around $17.20 per troy ounce. The close of $14.58 therefore represents a fall of 15.2% over twelve months.
It closed 69.99% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.