Lowest closing price since 1 March 2006
Silver closed at $12.40 per troy ounce on 1 May 2006, down $1.112 (8.23%) from the previous close of $13.51.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $6.902, making this a +79.63% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Silver closed at $12.40 per troy ounce on 1 May 2006. That is $1.11 lower than the previous close of $13.51, a move of -8.23%.
The silver price fell on 1 May 2006, losing $1.11 (8.23%) against the previous session's close of $13.51.
At $12.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.40 on 1 May 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 51.8 on 1 May 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 51.8 ounces of silver.
A week before 1 May 2006, silver was around $13.51 per troy ounce, so the close of $12.40 is a loss of 8.2% over the week.
A month before 1 May 2006, silver was around $13.51 per troy ounce, so the close of $12.40 is a loss of 8.2% over the month.
A year before 1 May 2006, silver was around $6.90 per troy ounce. The close of $12.40 therefore represents a rise of 79.6% over twelve months.