Distance from the record
This close sat 37.60% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 5 October 2011, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $30.32 per troy ounce on 5 October 2011, up $0.522 (1.75%) from the previous close of $29.80.
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 37.60% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $22.71, making this a +33.47% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $30.32 per troy ounce on 5 October 2011. That is $0.52 higher than the previous close of $29.80, a move of 1.75%.
The silver price rose on 5 October 2011, gaining $0.52 (1.75%) against the previous session's close of $29.80.
At $30.32 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.97 on 5 October 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 54.1 on 5 October 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 54.1 ounces of silver.
A month before 5 October 2011, silver was around $43.02 per troy ounce, so the close of $30.32 is a loss of 29.5% over the month.
A year before 5 October 2011, silver was around $22.71 per troy ounce. The close of $30.32 therefore represents a rise of 33.5% over twelve months.
It closed 37.60% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.