Distance from the record
This close sat 64.71% 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 20 April 2018, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $17.15 per troy ounce on 20 April 2018, down $0.075 (0.44%) from the previous close of $17.22.
This close sat 64.71% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $17.99, making this a -4.70% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.15 per troy ounce on 20 April 2018. That is $0.08 lower than the previous close of $17.22, a move of -0.44%.
The silver price fell on 20 April 2018, losing $0.08 (0.44%) against the previous session's close of $17.22.
At $17.15 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.55 on 20 April 2018. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 78.0 on 20 April 2018, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 78.0 ounces of silver.
A week before 20 April 2018, silver was around $16.63 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.15 is a gain of 3.1% over the week.
A month before 20 April 2018, silver was around $16.13 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.15 is a gain of 6.3% over the month.
It closed 64.71% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.