Distance from the record
This close sat 2.52% 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 27 April 2011, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $45.96 per troy ounce on 27 April 2011, up $0.906 (2.01%) from the previous close of $45.06.
This was a 2.01% 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 2.52% 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 6 of 247 sessions.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $18.12, making this a +153.72% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $45.96 per troy ounce on 27 April 2011. That is $0.91 higher than the previous close of $45.06, a move of 2.01%.
The silver price rose on 27 April 2011, gaining $0.91 (2.01%) against the previous session's close of $45.06.
At $45.96 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $1.48 on 27 April 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 33.0 on 27 April 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 33.0 ounces of silver.
A week before 27 April 2011, silver was around $44.47 per troy ounce, so the close of $45.96 is a gain of 3.4% over the week.
A month before 27 April 2011, silver was around $37.06 per troy ounce, so the close of $45.96 is a gain of 24.0% over the month.
A year before 27 April 2011, silver was around $18.12 per troy ounce. The close of $45.96 therefore represents a rise of 153.7% over twelve months.
It closed 2.52% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-25.