Distance from the record
This close sat 35.21% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 18 April 2012, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $31.48 per troy ounce on 18 April 2012, down $0.187 (0.59%) from the previous close of $31.67.
This close sat 35.21% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $42.96, making this a -26.72% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $31.48 per troy ounce on 18 April 2012. That is $0.19 lower than the previous close of $31.67, a move of -0.59%.
The silver price fell on 18 April 2012, losing $0.19 (0.59%) against the previous session's close of $31.67.
At $31.48 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $1.01 on 18 April 2012. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 52.1 on 18 April 2012, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 52.1 ounces of silver.
A year before 18 April 2012, silver was around $42.96 per troy ounce. The close of $31.48 therefore represents a fall of 26.7% over twelve months.
It closed 35.21% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.