Distance from the record
This close sat 19.91% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 20 October 2006, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $11.89 per troy ounce on 20 October 2006, down $0.195 (1.61%) from the previous close of $12.09.
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 close sat 19.91% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $7.613, making this a +56.18% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $11.89 per troy ounce on 20 October 2006. That is $0.19 lower than the previous close of $12.09, a move of -1.61%.
The silver price fell on 20 October 2006, losing $0.19 (1.61%) against the previous session's close of $12.09.
At $11.89 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.38 on 20 October 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 49.9 on 20 October 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 49.9 ounces of silver.
A week before 20 October 2006, silver was around $11.60 per troy ounce, so the close of $11.89 is a gain of 2.5% over the week.
A month before 20 October 2006, silver was around $11.03 per troy ounce, so the close of $11.89 is a gain of 7.8% over the month.
A year before 20 October 2006, silver was around $7.61 per troy ounce. The close of $11.89 therefore represents a rise of 56.2% over twelve months.
It closed 19.91% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-05-11.