Silver (SI=F) September futures opened at $57.97 per ounce on Thursday, July 30, 2026, down 0.2% from Wednesday’s closing price. Silver prices moved higher this morning, reaching $58.24 as of 8:56 a.m. ET.
Silver prices struggle to reclaim the $60 per ounce benchmark, even after the Fed decided to leave rates unchanged yesterday. Silver prices haven’t opened above $60 since July 8.
With military actions only escalating in the Middle East, the prospect of higher interest rates later this year still in place, and waning industrial demand, the chances silver prices will break out above the $60 mark and stay there seem increasingly unlikely, at least in the short term.
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Current price of silver
The opening price of silver futures on Thursday, July 30, 2026, was 0.2% lower compared to Wednesday’s closing price. Here’s how today’s opening silver price has changed versus last week, month, and year:
One week ago: -1.2%
One month ago: -0.6%
One year ago: +51.9%
For context, silver’s year-over-year growth was 173.3% on May 14.
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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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