Distance from the record
This close sat 4.44% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-25.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 26 April 2011, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver falls 4.4% in a single session
Silver closed at $45.06 per troy ounce on 26 April 2011, down $2.093 (4.44%) from the previous close of $47.15.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Silver lost 4.44% in one session, far more than a normal day's range. Falls this size rarely happen in isolation — the days on either side give the move its context.
This close sat 4.44% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-25.
One of the ten highest silver closes of that year, ranking 7 of 247 sessions.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $18.33, making this a +145.76% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $45.06 per troy ounce on 26 April 2011. That is $2.09 lower than the previous close of $47.15, a move of -4.44%.
The silver price fell on 26 April 2011, losing $2.09 (4.44%) against the previous session's close of $47.15.
At $45.06 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $1.45 on 26 April 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 33.4 on 26 April 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 33.4 ounces of silver.
A week before 26 April 2011, silver was around $43.92 per troy ounce, so the close of $45.06 is a gain of 2.6% over the week.
A month before 26 April 2011, silver was around $37.06 per troy ounce, so the close of $45.06 is a gain of 21.6% over the month.
A year before 26 April 2011, silver was around $18.33 per troy ounce. The close of $45.06 therefore represents a rise of 145.8% over twelve months.
It closed 4.44% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-25.