Distance from the record
This close sat 35.41% 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 13 April 2012, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver falls 3.5% in a single session
Silver closed at $31.38 per troy ounce on 13 April 2012, down $1.135 (3.49%) from the previous close of $32.51.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Silver lost 3.49% in one session, far more than a normal day's range. Falls this size rarely happen in isolation — the days on either side give the move its context.
This close sat 35.41% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $40.24, making this a -22.01% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $31.38 per troy ounce on 13 April 2012. That is $1.14 lower than the previous close of $32.51, a move of -3.49%.
The silver price fell on 13 April 2012, losing $1.14 (3.49%) against the previous session's close of $32.51.
At $31.38 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $1.01 on 13 April 2012. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 52.9 on 13 April 2012, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 52.9 ounces of silver.
A month before 13 April 2012, silver was around $33.54 per troy ounce, so the close of $31.38 is a loss of 6.5% over the month.
A year before 13 April 2012, silver was around $40.24 per troy ounce. The close of $31.38 therefore represents a fall of 22.0% over twelve months.
It closed 35.41% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.