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Silver prices today, Thursday, August 20, 2026: Silver opens higher on Treasury’s news of increased debt buybacks
Catherine Brock · Contributing writer
Thu, August 20, 2026 at 6:36 PM GMT+3 2 min read
Silver (SI=F) September futures opened at $67.08 per ounce on Thursday, August 20, 2026, up 1.9% from Wednesday's closing price. The silver price moved lower this morning, reaching $66.81 as of 9:04 a.m. ET.
The silver price opened higher Thursday morning after long-term Treasury yields declined on Wednesday. The decline followed a U.S. Treasury announcement that it would double buybacks of long-term bonds over the next few months. The doubling of repurchases, to $4 billion or more per operation, is not significant in a market worth $32 trillion according to analysts. Its effect on the long-term borrowing costs will likely be short term.
The quick decline in yields did benefit silver, however. The metal briefly rose above $67 for the first time since June before moderating.
Current price of silver
The opening price of silver futures on Thursday, August 20, 2026, was 1.9% higher compared to Wednesday's closing price. Here's how today's opening silver price has changed versus last week, month, and year:
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One week ago: +5%
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One month ago: +20.5%
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One year ago: +77.7%
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.
(SI=F )
68.41 +2.59 (+3.93%)
As of 12:00:22 PM EDT. Market Open.
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