Distance from the record
This close sat 1.34% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-11.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 12 April 2011, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $40.06 per troy ounce on 12 April 2011, down $0.546 (1.34%) from the previous close of $40.60.
Silver moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This close sat 1.34% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-11.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $18.40, making this a +117.67% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $40.06 per troy ounce on 12 April 2011. That is $0.55 lower than the previous close of $40.60, a move of -1.34%.
The silver price fell on 12 April 2011, losing $0.55 (1.34%) against the previous session's close of $40.60.
At $40.06 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $1.29 on 12 April 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 36.3 on 12 April 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 36.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 12 April 2011, silver was around $39.17 per troy ounce, so the close of $40.06 is a gain of 2.3% over the week.
A month before 12 April 2011, silver was around $35.93 per troy ounce, so the close of $40.06 is a gain of 11.5% over the month.
A year before 12 April 2011, silver was around $18.40 per troy ounce. The close of $40.06 therefore represents a rise of 117.7% over twelve months.
It closed 1.34% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-11.