Distance from the record
This close sat 70.13% 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 4 October 2018, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $14.51 per troy ounce on 4 October 2018, down $0.080 (0.55%) from the previous close of $14.59.
This close sat 70.13% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $16.56, making this a -12.40% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $14.51 per troy ounce on 4 October 2018. That is $0.08 lower than the previous close of $14.59, a move of -0.55%.
The silver price fell on 4 October 2018, losing $0.08 (0.55%) against the previous session's close of $14.59.
At $14.51 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.47 on 4 October 2018. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 82.5 on 4 October 2018, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 82.5 ounces of silver.
A week before 4 October 2018, silver was around $14.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $14.51 is a gain of 2.2% over the week.
A year before 4 October 2018, silver was around $16.56 per troy ounce. The close of $14.51 therefore represents a fall of 12.4% over twelve months.
It closed 70.13% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.