Distance from the record
This close sat 22.87% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 29 September 2006, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $11.45 per troy ounce on 29 September 2006, down $0.195 (1.67%) from the previous close of $11.65.
Silver moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This close sat 22.87% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $7.493, making this a +52.81% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $11.45 per troy ounce on 29 September 2006. That is $0.20 lower than the previous close of $11.65, a move of -1.67%.
The silver price fell on 29 September 2006, losing $0.20 (1.67%) against the previous session's close of $11.65.
At $11.45 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.37 on 29 September 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 52.3 on 29 September 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 52.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 29 September 2006, silver was around $11.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $11.45 is a gain of 2.2% over the week.
A month before 29 September 2006, silver was around $12.14 per troy ounce, so the close of $11.45 is a loss of 5.7% over the month.
A year before 29 September 2006, silver was around $7.49 per troy ounce. The close of $11.45 therefore represents a rise of 52.8% over twelve months.
It closed 22.87% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-05-11.