In this photo illustration, banknotes of the Euro, Japanese Yen, Chinese Yuan and U.S. dollar bill are placed under one-ounce silver bullion coins arranged in Katwijk, Netherlands, on Feb. 20, 2021.
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The price of silver moved sharply higher Thursday morning and hit its highest level in more than a decade.
Silver futures rose as high as $36.27 per troy ounce on Thursday, notching the highest price for the metal since early 2012. Silver futures were last up more than 3% on the day at $35.82 per troy ounce.
Silver futures were trading at their highest level since 2012 on Thursday.
Silver has been a high-performing asset in 2025 and is now up more than 20% year to date. That is still lagging the move in gold, however, which has jumped about 28%. The price of gold was down slightly on Thursday, meaning silver’s rally closed some of the gap between the two.
Silver has industrial uses, including in solar panels, and is also seen by some investors as a defensive precious metal, similar to gold. A recent survey from the Silver Institute estimated that the supply of silver was about 15% lower than demand in 2024 and projected another deficit in 2025.
