Silver (SI=F) December futures opened at $67.94 per ounce on Thursday, September 10, 2026, down 1.0% from Wednesday’s closing price. Silver prices are backing off this morning, reaching $66.62 as of 6.58 a.m. ET.
Even though the opening silver price was down 1% from the previous session’s closing price, silver’s $67.94 was the precious metal’s strongest opening price so far this week. However, silver prices do seem to be backing off this morning in early trading.
Investors are awaiting the Producer Price Index (PPI) and Consumer Price Index (CPI) data due today and tomorrow, respectively, for one final look at prior inflation data before the Fed meets for its two-day rate-setting meeting starting on Tuesday.
Currently, there’s a 62.2% expectation that the Fed will raise rates next week, which could further limit silver price growth in the short term.
Current price of silver
The opening price of silver futures on Thursday, September 10, 2026, was 1.0% 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: +3.6%
One month ago: +6.3%
One year ago: +65.2%
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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