Lowest closing price since 1 October 2010
Silver closed at $27.74 per troy ounce on 1 May 2012, down $4.728 (14.56%) from the previous close of $32.47.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $48.58, making this a -42.90% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $27.74 per troy ounce on 1 May 2012. That is $4.73 lower than the previous close of $32.47, a move of -14.56%.
The silver price fell on 1 May 2012, losing $4.73 (14.56%) against the previous session's close of $32.47.
At $27.74 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.89 on 1 May 2012. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 56.3 on 1 May 2012, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 56.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 1 May 2012, silver was around $32.47 per troy ounce, so the close of $27.74 is a loss of 14.6% over the week.
A month before 1 May 2012, silver was around $32.47 per troy ounce, so the close of $27.74 is a loss of 14.6% over the month.
A year before 1 May 2012, silver was around $48.58 per troy ounce. The close of $27.74 therefore represents a fall of 42.9% over twelve months.