Silver jumps 7.9% in a single session
Silver closed at $76.16 per troy ounce on 5 January 2026, up $5.608 (7.95%) from the previous close of $70.56.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $29.81, making this a +155.53% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $76.16 per troy ounce on 5 January 2026. That is $5.61 higher than the previous close of $70.56, a move of 7.95%.
The silver price rose on 5 January 2026, gaining $5.61 (7.95%) against the previous session's close of $70.56.
At $76.16 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $2.45 on 5 January 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 58.3 on 5 January 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 58.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 5 January 2026, silver was around $69.86 per troy ounce, so the close of $76.16 is a gain of 9.0% over the week.
A month before 5 January 2026, silver was around $58.42 per troy ounce, so the close of $76.16 is a gain of 30.4% over the month.
A year before 5 January 2026, silver was around $29.81 per troy ounce. The close of $76.16 therefore represents a rise of 155.5% over twelve months.