Distance from the record
This close sat 25.33% 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 6 October 2006, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $11.09 per troy ounce on 6 October 2006, up $0.105 (0.96%) from the previous close of $10.98.
This close sat 25.33% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $7.548, making this a +46.86% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $11.09 per troy ounce on 6 October 2006. That is $0.11 higher than the previous close of $10.98, a move of 0.96%.
The silver price rose on 6 October 2006, gaining $0.11 (0.96%) against the previous session's close of $10.98.
At $11.09 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.36 on 6 October 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 51.6 on 6 October 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 51.6 ounces of silver.
A week before 6 October 2006, silver was around $11.45 per troy ounce, so the close of $11.09 is a loss of 3.2% over the week.
A month before 6 October 2006, silver was around $13.06 per troy ounce, so the close of $11.09 is a loss of 15.2% over the month.
A year before 6 October 2006, silver was around $7.55 per troy ounce. The close of $11.09 therefore represents a rise of 46.9% over twelve months.
It closed 25.33% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-05-11.