Highest so far that month
No earlier session that month closed above this level.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 2 October 2006, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $11.55 per troy ounce on 2 October 2006, up $0.100 (0.87%) from the previous close of $11.45.
No earlier session that month closed above this level.
This close sat 22.20% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $7.458, making this a +54.87% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $11.55 per troy ounce on 2 October 2006. That is $0.10 higher than the previous close of $11.45, a move of 0.87%.
The silver price rose on 2 October 2006, gaining $0.10 (0.87%) against the previous session's close of $11.45.
At $11.55 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.37 on 2 October 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 51.7 on 2 October 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 51.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 2 October 2006, silver was around $11.22 per troy ounce, so the close of $11.55 is a gain of 3.0% over the week.
A month before 2 October 2006, silver was around $12.90 per troy ounce, so the close of $11.55 is a loss of 10.5% over the month.
A year before 2 October 2006, silver was around $7.46 per troy ounce. The close of $11.55 therefore represents a rise of 54.9% over twelve months.
It closed 22.20% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-05-11.