Distance from the record
This close sat 33.98% 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 19 October 2012, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 31 August 2012
Silver closed at $32.07 per troy ounce on 19 October 2012, down $0.765 (2.33%) from the previous close of $32.84.
Silver lost 2.33% 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 33.98% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $31.25, making this a +2.63% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $32.07 per troy ounce on 19 October 2012. That is $0.76 lower than the previous close of $32.84, a move of -2.33%.
The silver price fell on 19 October 2012, losing $0.76 (2.33%) against the previous session's close of $32.84.
At $32.07 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $1.03 on 19 October 2012. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 53.7 on 19 October 2012, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 53.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 19 October 2012, silver was around $33.63 per troy ounce, so the close of $32.07 is a loss of 4.6% over the week.
A month before 19 October 2012, silver was around $34.52 per troy ounce, so the close of $32.07 is a loss of 7.1% over the month.
It closed 33.98% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.