Silver (XAG) Closes at $53.83, Its Weakest Finish of 2026

COINOTAG — October 25, 2026 | Update 23:41 UTC

Silver (XAG) settled at $53.83 per troy ounce on Friday's close, its weakest finishing level of 2026, according to COINOTAG's market update. A finishing level marks where the metal ended the session, so Friday's print sits below all prior closes recorded in the year to date.

An import authorization covering roughly 6,500 metric tons of silver ahead of India's festive season has eased the shortage in the metal, according to Reuters data cited in reporting on Friday's close. Even so, the surplus has done nothing to revive purchases, per the cited reporting — leaving supply availability and actual buying on diverging paths heading into the period when Indian consumption historically climbs.

India is among the world's largest consumers of silver, and demand for the metal traditionally strengthens during the festive season, when buying silver is a longstanding part of celebrations. That seasonal pattern frames the import authorization, which was issued ahead of the window in which purchases would ordinarily build. One point to watch from here is whether the eased shortage translates into renewed buying, given that the additional supply had yet to revive purchases as of Friday's close. XAG is the standard market symbol for silver, which is quoted in U.S. dollars per troy ounce, the traditional unit of measure for precious metals pricing (about 31.1 grams).

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