Distance from the record
This close sat 19.06% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
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Silver jumps 3.8% in a single session
Silver closed at $39.33 per troy ounce on 10 August 2011, up $1.448 (3.82%) from the previous close of $37.88.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
This was a 3.82% move in one session — well beyond a typical day for silver. Moves this size are usually a reaction to something specific rather than ordinary drift, so the surrounding news is worth checking alongside the number.
This close sat 19.06% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $18.15, making this a +116.71% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $39.33 per troy ounce on 10 August 2011. That is $1.45 higher than the previous close of $37.88, a move of 3.82%.
The silver price rose on 10 August 2011, gaining $1.45 (3.82%) against the previous session's close of $37.88.
At $39.33 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $1.26 on 10 August 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 45.3 on 10 August 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 45.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 10 August 2011, silver was around $41.75 per troy ounce, so the close of $39.33 is a loss of 5.8% over the week.
A month before 10 August 2011, silver was around $36.54 per troy ounce, so the close of $39.33 is a gain of 7.6% over the month.
A year before 10 August 2011, silver was around $18.15 per troy ounce. The close of $39.33 therefore represents a rise of 116.7% over twelve months.
It closed 19.06% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.