Distance from the record
This close sat 34.89% 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 October 2011, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver falls 3.4% in a single session
Silver closed at $31.63 per troy ounce on 13 October 2011, down $1.121 (3.42%) from the previous close of $32.75.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Silver lost 3.42% 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 34.89% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $23.91, making this a +32.28% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $31.63 per troy ounce on 13 October 2011. That is $1.12 lower than the previous close of $32.75, a move of -3.42%.
The silver price fell on 13 October 2011, losing $1.12 (3.42%) against the previous session's close of $32.75.
At $31.63 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $1.02 on 13 October 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 52.7 on 13 October 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 52.7 ounces of silver.
A month before 13 October 2011, silver was around $41.12 per troy ounce, so the close of $31.63 is a loss of 23.1% over the month.
A year before 13 October 2011, silver was around $23.91 per troy ounce. The close of $31.63 therefore represents a rise of 32.3% over twelve months.
It closed 34.89% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.