Distance from the record
This close sat 2.72% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-03-09.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 10 March 2011, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $35.06 per troy ounce on 10 March 2011, down $0.979 (2.72%) from the previous close of $36.04.
Silver lost 2.72% in one session, far more than a normal day's range. Falls this size rarely happen in isolation — the days on either side give the move its context.
This close sat 2.72% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-03-09.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $16.99, making this a +106.33% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $35.06 per troy ounce on 10 March 2011. That is $0.98 lower than the previous close of $36.04, a move of -2.72%.
The silver price fell on 10 March 2011, losing $0.98 (2.72%) against the previous session's close of $36.04.
At $35.06 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $1.13 on 10 March 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 40.3 on 10 March 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 40.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 10 March 2011, silver was around $34.31 per troy ounce, so the close of $35.06 is a gain of 2.2% over the week.
A month before 10 March 2011, silver was around $30.09 per troy ounce, so the close of $35.06 is a gain of 16.5% over the month.
A year before 10 March 2011, silver was around $16.99 per troy ounce. The close of $35.06 therefore represents a rise of 106.3% over twelve months.
It closed 2.72% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-03-09.