Distance from the record
This close sat 23.17% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 26 May 2011, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $37.33 per troy ounce on 26 May 2011, down $0.314 (0.83%) from the previous close of $37.64.
This close sat 23.17% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $18.29, making this a +104.06% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $37.33 per troy ounce on 26 May 2011. That is $0.31 lower than the previous close of $37.64, a move of -0.83%.
The silver price fell on 26 May 2011, losing $0.31 (0.83%) against the previous session's close of $37.64.
At $37.33 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $1.20 on 26 May 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 40.8 on 26 May 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 40.8 ounces of silver.
A week before 26 May 2011, silver was around $34.93 per troy ounce, so the close of $37.33 is a gain of 6.9% over the week.
A month before 26 May 2011, silver was around $45.06 per troy ounce, so the close of $37.33 is a loss of 17.2% over the month.
A year before 26 May 2011, silver was around $18.29 per troy ounce. The close of $37.33 therefore represents a rise of 104.1% over twelve months.
It closed 23.17% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.