Distance from the record
This close sat 32.41% 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 18 October 2012, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $32.84 per troy ounce on 18 October 2012, down $0.359 (1.08%) from the previous close of $33.20.
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 32.41% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $31.80, making this a +3.26% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $32.84 per troy ounce on 18 October 2012. That is $0.36 lower than the previous close of $33.20, a move of -1.08%.
The silver price fell on 18 October 2012, losing $0.36 (1.08%) against the previous session's close of $33.20.
At $32.84 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $1.06 on 18 October 2012. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 53.1 on 18 October 2012, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 53.1 ounces of silver.
A week before 18 October 2012, silver was around $34.05 per troy ounce, so the close of $32.84 is a loss of 3.5% over the week.
A month before 18 October 2012, silver was around $34.64 per troy ounce, so the close of $32.84 is a loss of 5.2% over the month.
It closed 32.41% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.