Distance from the record
This close sat 27.38% 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 6 May 2011, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 18 March 2011
Silver closed at $35.28 per troy ounce on 6 May 2011, down $0.948 (2.62%) from the previous close of $36.23.
Silver lost 2.62% 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 27.38% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $17.49, making this a +101.70% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $35.28 per troy ounce on 6 May 2011. That is $0.95 lower than the previous close of $36.23, a move of -2.62%.
The silver price fell on 6 May 2011, losing $0.95 (2.62%) against the previous session's close of $36.23.
At $35.28 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $1.13 on 6 May 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 42.3 on 6 May 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 42.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 6 May 2011, silver was around $48.58 per troy ounce, so the close of $35.28 is a loss of 27.4% over the week.
A month before 6 May 2011, silver was around $39.38 per troy ounce, so the close of $35.28 is a loss of 10.4% over the month.
A year before 6 May 2011, silver was around $17.49 per troy ounce. The close of $35.28 therefore represents a rise of 101.7% over twelve months.
This close was session 5 of a consecutive run of losses. A run is counted by closes, so an intraday reversal that still closed in the same direction does not break it.
It closed 27.38% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.