Distance from the record
This close sat 33.78% 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 9 December 2011, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $32.17 per troy ounce on 9 December 2011, up $0.706 (2.24%) from the previous close of $31.47.
This was a 2.24% 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 33.78% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $28.79, making this a +11.75% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $32.17 per troy ounce on 9 December 2011. That is $0.71 higher than the previous close of $31.47, a move of 2.24%.
The silver price rose on 9 December 2011, gaining $0.71 (2.24%) against the previous session's close of $31.47.
At $32.17 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $1.03 on 9 December 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 53.2 on 9 December 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 53.2 ounces of silver.
A month before 9 December 2011, silver was around $34.35 per troy ounce, so the close of $32.17 is a loss of 6.3% over the month.
It closed 33.78% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.