Distance from the record
This close sat 13.92% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 17 November 2006, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $12.78 per troy ounce on 17 November 2006, down $0.143 (1.11%) from the previous close of $12.92.
Silver moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This close sat 13.92% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $8.087, making this a +58.02% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $12.78 per troy ounce on 17 November 2006. That is $0.14 lower than the previous close of $12.92, a move of -1.11%.
The silver price fell on 17 November 2006, losing $0.14 (1.11%) against the previous session's close of $12.92.
At $12.78 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.41 on 17 November 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 48.6 on 17 November 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 48.6 ounces of silver.
A week before 17 November 2006, silver was around $13.08 per troy ounce, so the close of $12.78 is a loss of 2.3% over the week.
A month before 17 November 2006, silver was around $11.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $12.78 is a gain of 9.2% over the month.
A year before 17 November 2006, silver was around $8.09 per troy ounce. The close of $12.78 therefore represents a rise of 58.0% over twelve months.
It closed 13.92% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-05-11.