Distance from the record
This close sat 53.68% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 6 October 2021, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $22.51 per troy ounce on 6 October 2021, down $0.076 (0.34%) from the previous close of $22.58.
This close sat 53.68% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $23.87, making this a -5.71% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $22.51 per troy ounce on 6 October 2021. That is $0.08 lower than the previous close of $22.58, a move of -0.34%.
The silver price fell on 6 October 2021, losing $0.08 (0.34%) against the previous session's close of $22.58.
At $22.51 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.72 on 6 October 2021. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 78.2 on 6 October 2021, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 78.2 ounces of silver.
A week before 6 October 2021, silver was around $21.46 per troy ounce, so the close of $22.51 is a gain of 4.9% over the week.
A month before 6 October 2021, silver was around $24.76 per troy ounce, so the close of $22.51 is a loss of 9.1% over the month.
It closed 53.68% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.