Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 17 October 2011, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $31.79 per troy ounce on 17 October 2011, down $0.349 (1.09%) from the previous close of $32.14.
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 was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 34.56% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $24.27, making this a +30.98% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $31.79 per troy ounce on 17 October 2011. That is $0.35 lower than the previous close of $32.14, a move of -1.09%.
The silver price fell on 17 October 2011, losing $0.35 (1.09%) against the previous session's close of $32.14.
At $31.79 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $1.02 on 17 October 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 52.7 on 17 October 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 52.7 ounces of silver.
A month before 17 October 2011, silver was around $40.78 per troy ounce, so the close of $31.79 is a loss of 22.0% over the month.
A year before 17 October 2011, silver was around $24.27 per troy ounce. The close of $31.79 therefore represents a rise of 31.0% over twelve months.
It closed 34.56% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.