Silver Price Trades at US$81.842 per Troy Ounce in the Morning (Friday, April 17, 2026)

Investing.com records that today's silver price rose 3.98% to the level of US$81.842 per troy ounce. This price increase is quite high compared to the average price movement over the past week.

The silver price saw its highest weekly jump on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, at 5.11%. It has strengthened by 15.25% compared to its position at the start of the year.

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Current conditions are similar to the silver price movement in the last day, which is in an uptrend.

Over the past week, silver price movement grew 7.07% with an average daily transaction price of US$77.95 per troy ounce. As a result, in 2026 so far, silver prices have risen 15.25% from the start-of-year level of US$71.015 per troy ounce. Meanwhile, so far this year, the highest trading value for the silver commodity was transacted at US$115.15 per troy ounce on Monday, January 26, 2026.

Annually, the average trading price of silver over the past five years has been in an uptrend. Meanwhile, for monthly price monitoring, transactions over the last 12 months tend to rise. The highest average monthly price of the silver commodity was recorded in January 2026 at US$93.97 per troy ounce.

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Silver is a non-corrosive metal, so it is considered a precious metal with a high selling value. Although its price is still far below gold, silver is often favored as a raw material for various products, such as jewelry.

Quoting Statista, Mexico is the world's largest silver-producing country. Silver production in that country reached 178.1 million ounces in 2020.

Meanwhile, Indonesia ranks 16th as the world's largest silver-producing country. It is recorded that silver production in the country was 8.3 million ounces last year.