Silver jumps 5.6% in a single session
Silver closed at $78.88 per troy ounce on 9 January 2026, up $4.168 (5.58%) from the previous close of $74.72.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $30.79, making this a +156.19% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $78.88 per troy ounce on 9 January 2026. That is $4.17 higher than the previous close of $74.72, a move of 5.58%.
The silver price rose on 9 January 2026, gaining $4.17 (5.58%) against the previous session's close of $74.72.
At $78.88 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $2.54 on 9 January 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 56.9 on 9 January 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 56.9 ounces of silver.
A week before 9 January 2026, silver was around $70.56 per troy ounce, so the close of $78.88 is a gain of 11.8% over the week.
A month before 9 January 2026, silver was around $60.17 per troy ounce, so the close of $78.88 is a gain of 31.1% over the month.
A year before 9 January 2026, silver was around $30.79 per troy ounce. The close of $78.88 therefore represents a rise of 156.2% over twelve months.