Distance from the record
This close sat 35.18% 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 17 November 2011, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 21 October 2011
Silver closed at $31.49 per troy ounce on 17 November 2011, down $2.321 (6.86%) from the previous close of $33.81.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Silver lost 6.86% 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 35.18% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $25.51, making this a +23.47% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $31.49 per troy ounce on 17 November 2011. That is $2.32 lower than the previous close of $33.81, a move of -6.86%.
The silver price fell on 17 November 2011, losing $2.32 (6.86%) against the previous session's close of $33.81.
At $31.49 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $1.01 on 17 November 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 54.6 on 17 November 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 54.6 ounces of silver.
A week before 17 November 2011, silver was around $34.10 per troy ounce, so the close of $31.49 is a loss of 7.6% over the week.
A year before 17 November 2011, silver was around $25.51 per troy ounce. The close of $31.49 therefore represents a rise of 23.5% over twelve months.
It closed 35.18% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.