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Silver ranged between $9.720 and $13.93 per troy ounce during 2006, averaging $12.04 across 10 trading days. It finished the period at $12.82, up 45.33% from $8.820.
The strongest session of 2006 was 1 November 2006 at +21.62%, and the weakest 1 June 2006 at -12.00%.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $8.820, making this a +45.33% move year on year.
| Date | Close (USD/oz) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1 February 2006 | $9.720 | +$0.900 |
| 1 March 2006 | $11.48 | +$1.760 |
| 1 April 2006 | $13.51 | +$2.030 |
| 1 May 2006 | $12.40 | −$1.112 |
| 1 June 2006 | $10.91 | −$1.488 |
| 1 July 2006 | $11.32 | +$0.415 |
| 1 August 2006 | $12.90 | +$1.575 |
| 1 September 2006 | $11.45 | −$1.450 |
| 1 November 2006 | $13.93 | +$2.475 |
| 1 December 2006 | $12.82 | −$1.107 |
Source: Yahoo Finance (COMEX futures). Figures are indicative reference prices, not trading quotes.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Silver finished 2006 at $12.82 per troy ounce, having risen $4.00 (45.33%) over the year. It has traded between $9.72 and $13.93 across 10 trading days.
The average silver closing price in 2006 was $12.04 per troy ounce, calculated across all 10 trading days in the year.
Silver reached its highest close of 2006 at $13.93 per troy ounce on 1 November 2006.
The lowest silver close in 2006 was $9.72 per troy ounce on 1 February 2006.
Silver rose during 2006. It entered the year at $8.82 and closed at $12.82, a change of 45.33%.
Silver closed higher on 6 sessions and lower on 4 during 2006. The strongest session was 1 November 2006 (+21.62%) and the weakest 1 June 2006 (-12.00%).
Daily closes in 2006 varied with a standard deviation of 13.38% per session, and the peak-to-trough spread across the year was 43.3% ($9.72 to $13.93).
At the 2006 close of $12.82 per troy ounce, silver worked out at about $0.41 per gram and $412.11 per kilogram. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio averaged about 51.8 through 2006 and finished the year near 49.6. A higher ratio means silver is cheap relative to gold.
Silver was around $8.82 per troy ounce twelve months before the end of 2006. Closing at $12.82 makes that a gain of 45.3% year on year.