Silver (SI=F) July futures opened at just $68.04 per ounce on Thursday, June 18, 2026, down 3.8% compared to Wednesday’s closing price of $70.76. The silver price is moving down slightly this morning, reaching $67.45 as of 7:27 a.m. ET.

Last week’s headline was ‘more airstrikes’; today’s headline is a signed peace agreement between the U.S. and Iran. The last several months have been like that — day-to-day headlines that seemed to swing from one end of the spectrum to the other.

But silver and gold prices aren’t reacting as positively to the signed “memorandum of understanding” as stock futures have this morning. Gold and silver investors seem more focused on inflation levels catapulted higher by the war and on the Fed seriously considering raising borrowing costs later this year to stem price increases.

The prospects of future rate increases are keeping precious metal prices steady this morning, since higher interest rates usually mean lower prices for gold and silver.

Current price of silver

The opening price of silver futures on Thursday was down 3.8% compared to Wednesday’s closing figure. Here’s how the opening silver price has changed versus last week, month, and year:

• One week ago: +6.4%

• One month ago: -9.7%

• One year ago: +83.1%

For context, silver’s year-over-year growth was 173.3% on May 14, 2026.

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Price of silver chart

Whether you’re tracking the price of silver since last month or last year, the price-of-silver chart below shows the precious metal’s value journey so far this year.

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