Distance from the record
This close sat 69.93% 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 24 October 2018, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $14.61 per troy ounce on 24 October 2018, down $0.117 (0.79%) from the previous close of $14.73.
This close sat 69.93% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $16.91, making this a -13.58% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $14.61 per troy ounce on 24 October 2018. That is $0.12 lower than the previous close of $14.73, a move of -0.79%.
The silver price fell on 24 October 2018, losing $0.12 (0.79%) against the previous session's close of $14.73.
At $14.61 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.47 on 24 October 2018. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 84.0 on 24 October 2018, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 84.0 ounces of silver.
A year before 24 October 2018, silver was around $16.91 per troy ounce. The close of $14.61 therefore represents a fall of 13.6% over twelve months.
It closed 69.93% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.