Highest so far that month
No earlier session that month closed above this level.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 20 August 2026, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 17 June 2026
Silver closed at $68.04 per troy ounce on 20 August 2026, up $2.325 (3.54%) from the previous close of $65.71.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
This was a 3.54% move in one session — well beyond a typical day for silver. Moves this size are usually a reaction to something specific rather than ordinary drift, so the surrounding news is worth checking alongside the number.
No earlier session that month closed above this level.
This close sat 40.88% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2026-01-26.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $37.71, making this a +80.44% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Silver closed at $68.04 per troy ounce on 20 August 2026. That is $2.33 higher than the previous close of $65.71, a move of 3.54%.
The silver price rose on 20 August 2026, gaining $2.33 (3.54%) against the previous session's close of $65.71.
At $68.04 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $2.19 on 20 August 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 67.2 on 20 August 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 67.2 ounces of silver.
A week before 20 August 2026, silver was around $64.82 per troy ounce, so the close of $68.04 is a gain of 5.0% over the week.
A month before 20 August 2026, silver was around $56.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $68.04 is a gain of 19.8% over the month.
A year before 20 August 2026, silver was around $37.71 per troy ounce. The close of $68.04 therefore represents a rise of 80.4% over twelve months.
It closed 40.88% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2026-01-26.