Distance from the record
This close sat 64.22% 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 26 January 2018, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $17.38 per troy ounce on 26 January 2018, down $0.169 (0.96%) from the previous close of $17.55.
This close sat 64.22% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
One of the ten highest silver closes of that year, ranking 3 of 250 sessions.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $16.81, making this a +3.38% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.38 per troy ounce on 26 January 2018. That is $0.17 lower than the previous close of $17.55, a move of -0.96%.
The silver price fell on 26 January 2018, losing $0.17 (0.96%) against the previous session's close of $17.55.
At $17.38 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.56 on 26 January 2018. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 77.8 on 26 January 2018, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 77.8 ounces of silver.
A week before 26 January 2018, silver was around $16.98 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.38 is a gain of 2.4% over the week.
A month before 26 January 2018, silver was around $16.52 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.38 is a gain of 5.2% over the month.
It closed 64.22% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.