Price history · May 2026
Silver price in May 2026
Silver rose 3.0% in May 2026, closing at $75.79 on May 29, 2026. The month's high was $86.79 on May 14 and its low $73.02 on May 28; the average price was $77.83, up 2.8% on April's. That left silver up 5.3% for 2026 so far.
- Close$75.79May 29 · +3.0% on the month
- Open$73.14May 1
- High$86.79May 14
- Low$73.02May 28
- Average$77.83+2.8% vs Apr average
- 2026 so far+5.3%since Dec 31, 2025
Silver opened May 2026 at $73.14 and closed at $75.79; high $86.79 on May 14, 2026, low $73.02 on May 28, 2026.
Silver day by day in May 2026
Each trading day's change against the previous trading day's price. May 1 is compared with Apr 30, the last price of April 2026.
| Day | Change | Size of the move |
|---|---|---|
| Fri May 1 | −0.56% | |
| Tue May 5 | +0.40% | |
| Wed May 6 | +5.69% | |
| Thu May 7 | +3.51% | |
| Fri May 8 | +0.37% | |
| Mon May 11 | −0.30% | |
| Tue May 12 | +4.03% | |
| Wed May 13 | +3.65% | |
| Thu May 14 | +0.10% | |
| Fri May 15 | −9.27% | |
| Mon May 18 | −3.82% | |
| Tue May 19 | +0.41% | |
| Wed May 20 | −0.51% | |
| Thu May 21 | −1.18% | |
| Fri May 22 | +1.45% | |
| Tue May 26 | +0.53% | |
| Wed May 27 | −2.49% | |
| Thu May 28 | −1.79% | |
| Fri May 29 | +3.79% |
- Days up11of 19 trading days
- Days down8of 19 trading days
- Largest rise+5.69%May 6
- Largest fall−9.27%May 15
- Typical daily move1.45%median size of a day's move, up or down
LBMA Silver Price (daily benchmark), 19 trading days. Moves are worked out from the daily prices; the daily LBMA prices themselves are not listed (see sources below). Past moves, not a forecast.
What moved silver in May 2026
Silver reached its high for the month on May 14, then fell 9.3% on May 15 as rate-hike worries hit all metals. It finished May 3.0% higher after a late rebound.
Largest one-day rise: +5.7% on May 6. Largest one-day fall: −9.3% on May 15.
Day-by-day news for May 2026 is on our gold and silver price timeline, with a short brief for each trading day.
What is moving silver now: today's market news.
Written by the Bullion Trading LLC editorial team from the price data and our daily news briefs, which summarise reports by Reuters, Kitco, Bloomberg and other outlets. Past moves, not a forecast.
May 2026 compared
| Month | Average | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $77.83 | $86.79 | $73.02 | $75.79 | +3.0% |
| April 2026 | $75.75 | $79.69 | $70.99 | $73.55 | +1.2% |
| May 2025 | $32.70 | $33.37 | $32.02 | $33.08 | +2.7% |
Silver's May 2026 average was 138.0% above its May 2025 average. The highest daily price of 2026 up to the end of May was $118.45 on January 29, 2026.
US dollars per troy ounce. Change = the month's last price against the previous month's last price.
Silver month by month
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Sources: LBMA precious metal prices through 2026-09-28 (shown as charts, summaries and daily percentage moves only; we don't publish daily LBMA price tables); Bullion Trading LLC weekday spot closes afterward. Latest observation for this metal: 2026-11-03; the current month is provisional. Prepared by the Bullion Trading LLC editorial team.