Distance from the record
This close sat 5.48% 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 3 May 2006, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $13.70 per troy ounce on 3 May 2006, down $0.406 (2.88%) from the previous close of $14.11.
Silver lost 2.88% 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 5.48% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-04-19.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $6.851, making this a +100.03% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $13.70 per troy ounce on 3 May 2006. That is $0.41 lower than the previous close of $14.11, a move of -2.88%.
The silver price fell on 3 May 2006, losing $0.41 (2.88%) against the previous session's close of $14.11.
At $13.70 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.44 on 3 May 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 48.6 on 3 May 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 48.6 ounces of silver.
A week before 3 May 2006, silver was around $12.81 per troy ounce, so the close of $13.70 is a gain of 7.0% over the week.
A month before 3 May 2006, silver was around $11.72 per troy ounce, so the close of $13.70 is a gain of 16.9% over the month.
A year before 3 May 2006, silver was around $6.85 per troy ounce. The close of $13.70 therefore represents a rise of 100.0% over twelve months.
It closed 5.48% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-04-19.