Distance from the record
This close sat 24.26% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 11 October 2006, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $11.24 per troy ounce on 11 October 2006, up $0.110 (0.99%) from the previous close of $11.14.
This close sat 24.26% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $7.825, making this a +43.71% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $11.24 per troy ounce on 11 October 2006. That is $0.11 higher than the previous close of $11.14, a move of 0.99%.
The silver price rose on 11 October 2006, gaining $0.11 (0.99%) against the previous session's close of $11.14.
At $11.24 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.36 on 11 October 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 50.9 on 11 October 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 50.9 ounces of silver.
A week before 11 October 2006, silver was around $10.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $11.24 is a gain of 5.0% over the week.
A year before 11 October 2006, silver was around $7.82 per troy ounce. The close of $11.24 therefore represents a rise of 43.7% over twelve months.
It closed 24.26% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-05-11.