This page is a historical record of the silver price in October 2006, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver ranged between $10.70 and $12.21 per troy ounce during October 2006, averaging $11.59 across 22 trading days. It finished the period at $12.21, up 6.66% from $11.45.
The strongest session of October 2006 was 26 October 2006 at +2.96%, and the weakest 3 October 2006 at -5.15%.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $7.550, making this a +61.75% move year on year.
| Date | Close (USD/oz) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2006 | $11.55 | +$0.100 |
| 3 October 2006 | $10.95 | −$0.595 |
| 4 October 2006 | $10.70 | −$0.250 |
| 5 October 2006 | $10.98 | +$0.275 |
| 6 October 2006 | $11.09 | +$0.105 |
| 9 October 2006 | $11.33 | +$0.245 |
| 10 October 2006 | $11.14 | −$0.195 |
| 11 October 2006 | $11.24 | +$0.110 |
| 12 October 2006 | $11.30 | +$0.050 |
| 13 October 2006 | $11.60 | +$0.303 |
| 16 October 2006 | $11.83 | +$0.230 |
| 17 October 2006 | $11.70 | −$0.130 |
| 18 October 2006 | $11.74 | +$0.045 |
| 19 October 2006 | $12.09 | +$0.342 |
| 20 October 2006 | $11.89 | −$0.195 |
| 23 October 2006 | $11.60 | −$0.290 |
| 24 October 2006 | $11.78 | +$0.180 |
| 25 October 2006 | $11.82 | +$0.040 |
| 26 October 2006 | $12.17 | +$0.350 |
| 27 October 2006 | $12.02 | −$0.155 |
| 30 October 2006 | $12.19 | +$0.180 |
| 31 October 2006 | $12.21 | +$0.017 |
Source: Yahoo Finance (COMEX futures). Figures are indicative reference prices, not trading quotes.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Silver finished October 2006 at $12.21 per troy ounce, having risen $0.76 (6.66%) over the month. It has traded between $10.70 and $12.21 across 22 trading days.
The average silver closing price in October 2006 was $11.59 per troy ounce, calculated across all 22 trading days in the month.
Silver reached its highest close of October 2006 at $12.21 per troy ounce on 31 October 2006.
The lowest silver close in October 2006 was $10.70 per troy ounce on 4 October 2006.
Silver rose during October 2006. It entered the month at $11.45 and closed at $12.21, a change of 6.66%.
Silver closed higher on 15 sessions and lower on 7 during October 2006. The strongest session was 26 October 2006 (+2.96%) and the weakest 3 October 2006 (-5.15%).
Daily closes in October 2006 varied with a standard deviation of 2.09% per session, and the peak-to-trough spread across the month was 14.1% ($10.70 to $12.21).
At the October 2006 close of $12.21 per troy ounce, silver worked out at about $0.39 per gram and $392.62 per kilogram. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio averaged about 50.6 through October 2006 and finished the month near 49.5. A higher ratio means silver is cheap relative to gold.
Silver was around $7.55 per troy ounce twelve months before the end of October 2006. Closing at $12.21 makes that a gain of 61.7% year on year.