Distance from the record
This close sat 16.21% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 4 August 2006, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver jumps 3.3% in a single session
Silver closed at $12.44 per troy ounce on 4 August 2006, up $0.395 (3.28%) from the previous close of $12.05.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
This was a 3.28% 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 16.21% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $7.230, making this a +72.06% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $12.44 per troy ounce on 4 August 2006. That is $0.39 higher than the previous close of $12.05, a move of 3.28%.
The silver price rose on 4 August 2006, gaining $0.39 (3.28%) against the previous session's close of $12.05.
At $12.44 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.40 on 4 August 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 51.8 on 4 August 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 51.8 ounces of silver.
A week before 4 August 2006, silver was around $11.32 per troy ounce, so the close of $12.44 is a gain of 9.9% over the week.
A month before 4 August 2006, silver was around $10.83 per troy ounce, so the close of $12.44 is a gain of 14.8% over the month.
A year before 4 August 2006, silver was around $7.23 per troy ounce. The close of $12.44 therefore represents a rise of 72.1% over twelve months.
It closed 16.21% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-05-11.