Distance from the record
This close sat 43.95% 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 12 May 2021, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $27.23 per troy ounce on 12 May 2021, down $0.426 (1.54%) from the previous close of $27.66.
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 43.95% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $15.69, making this a +73.59% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $27.23 per troy ounce on 12 May 2021. That is $0.43 lower than the previous close of $27.66, a move of -1.54%.
The silver price fell on 12 May 2021, losing $0.43 (1.54%) against the previous session's close of $27.66.
At $27.23 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.88 on 12 May 2021. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 66.9 on 12 May 2021, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 66.9 ounces of silver.
A week before 12 May 2021, silver was around $26.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $27.23 is a gain of 2.8% over the week.
A month before 12 May 2021, silver was around $24.85 per troy ounce, so the close of $27.23 is a gain of 9.6% over the month.
A year before 12 May 2021, silver was around $15.69 per troy ounce. The close of $27.23 therefore represents a rise of 73.6% over twelve months.
It closed 43.95% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.