Silver's highest closing price on record
Silver closed at $80.53 per troy ounce on 6 January 2026, up $4.366 (5.73%) from the previous close of $76.16.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $30.34, making this a +165.41% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $80.53 per troy ounce on 6 January 2026. That is $4.37 higher than the previous close of $76.16, a move of 5.73%.
The silver price rose on 6 January 2026, gaining $4.37 (5.73%) against the previous session's close of $76.16.
At $80.53 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $2.59 on 6 January 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 55.7 on 6 January 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 55.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 6 January 2026, silver was around $77.37 per troy ounce, so the close of $80.53 is a gain of 4.1% over the week.
A month before 6 January 2026, silver was around $58.42 per troy ounce, so the close of $80.53 is a gain of 37.8% over the month.
A year before 6 January 2026, silver was around $30.34 per troy ounce. The close of $80.53 therefore represents a rise of 165.4% over twelve months.