Distance from the record
This close sat 10.58% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-04-19.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 21 April 2006, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver jumps 3.6% in a single session
Silver closed at $12.97 per troy ounce on 21 April 2006, up $0.455 (3.64%) from the previous close of $12.51.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
This was a 3.64% 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 10.58% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-04-19.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $7.213, making this a +79.74% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $12.97 per troy ounce on 21 April 2006. That is $0.45 higher than the previous close of $12.51, a move of 3.64%.
The silver price rose on 21 April 2006, gaining $0.45 (3.64%) against the previous session's close of $12.51.
At $12.97 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.42 on 21 April 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 48.8 on 21 April 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 48.8 ounces of silver.
A month before 21 April 2006, silver was around $10.52 per troy ounce, so the close of $12.97 is a gain of 23.3% over the month.
A year before 21 April 2006, silver was around $7.21 per troy ounce. The close of $12.97 therefore represents a rise of 79.7% over twelve months.
It closed 10.58% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-04-19.