Distance from the record
This close sat 2.15% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-01-31.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 9 February 2006, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $9.638 per troy ounce on 9 February 2006, up $0.223 (2.37%) from the previous close of $9.415.
This was a 2.37% 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 2.15% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-01-31.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $6.581, making this a +46.45% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $9.64 per troy ounce on 9 February 2006. That is $0.22 higher than the previous close of $9.41, a move of 2.37%.
The silver price rose on 9 February 2006, gaining $0.22 (2.37%) against the previous session's close of $9.41.
At $9.64 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.31 on 9 February 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 58.6 on 9 February 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 58.6 ounces of silver.
A week before 9 February 2006, silver was around $9.84 per troy ounce, so the close of $9.64 is a loss of 2.1% over the week.
A year before 9 February 2006, silver was around $6.58 per troy ounce. The close of $9.64 therefore represents a rise of 46.5% over twelve months.
It closed 2.15% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-01-31.