Distance from the record
This close sat 4.95% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-03-09.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 17 March 2011, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $34.26 per troy ounce on 17 March 2011, down $0.211 (0.61%) from the previous close of $34.47.
This close sat 4.95% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-03-09.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $17.50, making this a +95.75% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $34.26 per troy ounce on 17 March 2011. That is $0.21 lower than the previous close of $34.47, a move of -0.61%.
The silver price fell on 17 March 2011, losing $0.21 (0.61%) against the previous session's close of $34.47.
At $34.26 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $1.10 on 17 March 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 41.0 on 17 March 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 41.0 ounces of silver.
A week before 17 March 2011, silver was around $35.06 per troy ounce, so the close of $34.26 is a loss of 2.3% over the week.
A month before 17 March 2011, silver was around $31.57 per troy ounce, so the close of $34.26 is a gain of 8.5% over the month.
A year before 17 March 2011, silver was around $17.50 per troy ounce. The close of $34.26 therefore represents a rise of 95.7% over twelve months.
It closed 4.95% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-03-09.