Silver's highest closing price on record
Silver closed at $24.56 per troy ounce on 1 October 2010, up $2.762 (12.67%) from the previous close of $21.80.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $16.25, making this a +51.18% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $24.56 per troy ounce on 1 October 2010. That is $2.76 higher than the previous close of $21.80, a move of 12.67%.
The silver price rose on 1 October 2010, gaining $2.76 (12.67%) against the previous session's close of $21.80.
At $24.56 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.79 on 1 October 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 55.3 on 1 October 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 55.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 1 October 2010, silver was around $21.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $24.56 is a gain of 12.7% over the week.
A month before 1 October 2010, silver was around $21.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $24.56 is a gain of 12.7% over the month.
A year before 1 October 2010, silver was around $16.25 per troy ounce. The close of $24.56 therefore represents a rise of 51.2% over twelve months.