Highest closing price since 1 April 2011
Silver closed at $41.70 per troy ounce on 1 August 2011, up $1.607 (4.01%) from the previous close of $40.09.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $17.99, making this a +131.83% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $41.70 per troy ounce on 1 August 2011. That is $1.61 higher than the previous close of $40.09, a move of 4.01%.
The silver price rose on 1 August 2011, gaining $1.61 (4.01%) against the previous session's close of $40.09.
At $41.70 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $1.34 on 1 August 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 43.8 on 1 August 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 43.8 ounces of silver.
A week before 1 August 2011, silver was around $40.09 per troy ounce, so the close of $41.70 is a gain of 4.0% over the week.
A month before 1 August 2011, silver was around $40.09 per troy ounce, so the close of $41.70 is a gain of 4.0% over the month.
A year before 1 August 2011, silver was around $17.99 per troy ounce. The close of $41.70 therefore represents a rise of 131.8% over twelve months.