Distance from the record
This close sat 27.94% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 13 May 2011, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $35.01 per troy ounce on 13 May 2011, up $0.218 (0.63%) from the previous close of $34.79.
This close sat 27.94% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $19.48, making this a +79.76% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $35.01 per troy ounce on 13 May 2011. That is $0.22 higher than the previous close of $34.79, a move of 0.63%.
The silver price rose on 13 May 2011, gaining $0.22 (0.63%) against the previous session's close of $34.79.
At $35.01 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $1.13 on 13 May 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 42.7 on 13 May 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 42.7 ounces of silver.
A month before 13 May 2011, silver was around $40.24 per troy ounce, so the close of $35.01 is a loss of 13.0% over the month.
A year before 13 May 2011, silver was around $19.48 per troy ounce. The close of $35.01 therefore represents a rise of 79.8% over twelve months.
It closed 27.94% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.