Distance from the record
This close sat 52.17% 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 May 2023, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $23.24 per troy ounce on 26 May 2023, up $0.454 (1.99%) from the previous close of $22.79.
Silver moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This close sat 52.17% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $21.94, making this a +5.92% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $23.24 per troy ounce on 26 May 2023. That is $0.45 higher than the previous close of $22.79, a move of 1.99%.
The silver price rose on 26 May 2023, gaining $0.45 (1.99%) against the previous session's close of $22.79.
At $23.24 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.75 on 26 May 2023. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 83.7 on 26 May 2023, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 83.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 26 May 2023, silver was around $23.92 per troy ounce, so the close of $23.24 is a loss of 2.8% over the week.
A month before 26 May 2023, silver was around $24.87 per troy ounce, so the close of $23.24 is a loss of 6.6% over the month.
It closed 52.17% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.