Distance from the record
This close sat 27.79% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 20 May 2011, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $35.08 per troy ounce on 20 May 2011, up $0.155 (0.44%) from the previous close of $34.93.
This close sat 27.79% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $17.69, making this a +98.27% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $35.08 per troy ounce on 20 May 2011. That is $0.16 higher than the previous close of $34.93, a move of 0.44%.
The silver price rose on 20 May 2011, gaining $0.16 (0.44%) against the previous session's close of $34.93.
At $35.08 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $1.13 on 20 May 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 43.0 on 20 May 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 43.0 ounces of silver.
A month before 20 May 2011, silver was around $44.47 per troy ounce, so the close of $35.08 is a loss of 21.1% over the month.
A year before 20 May 2011, silver was around $17.69 per troy ounce. The close of $35.08 therefore represents a rise of 98.3% over twelve months.
It closed 27.79% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.