Distance from the record
This close sat 2.73% 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 18 March 2011, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $35.06 per troy ounce on 18 March 2011, up $0.800 (2.34%) from the previous close of $34.26.
This was a 2.34% move in one session — well beyond a typical day for silver. Moves this size are usually a reaction to something specific rather than ordinary drift, so the surrounding news is worth checking alongside the number.
This close sat 2.73% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-03-09.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $17.41, making this a +101.41% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $35.06 per troy ounce on 18 March 2011. That is $0.80 higher than the previous close of $34.26, a move of 2.34%.
The silver price rose on 18 March 2011, gaining $0.80 (2.34%) against the previous session's close of $34.26.
At $35.06 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $1.13 on 18 March 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 40.4 on 18 March 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 40.4 ounces of silver.
A week before 18 March 2011, silver was around $35.93 per troy ounce, so the close of $35.06 is a loss of 2.4% over the week.
A month before 18 March 2011, silver was around $32.30 per troy ounce, so the close of $35.06 is a gain of 8.6% over the month.
A year before 18 March 2011, silver was around $17.41 per troy ounce. The close of $35.06 therefore represents a rise of 101.4% over twelve months.
It closed 2.73% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-03-09.