Distance from the record
This close sat 34.87% 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 20 April 2012, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $31.64 per troy ounce on 20 April 2012, down $0.127 (0.40%) from the previous close of $31.77.
This close sat 34.87% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $44.47, making this a -28.83% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $31.64 per troy ounce on 20 April 2012. That is $0.13 lower than the previous close of $31.77, a move of -0.40%.
The silver price fell on 20 April 2012, losing $0.13 (0.40%) against the previous session's close of $31.77.
At $31.64 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $1.02 on 20 April 2012. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 51.9 on 20 April 2012, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 51.9 ounces of silver.
A year before 20 April 2012, silver was around $44.47 per troy ounce. The close of $31.64 therefore represents a fall of 28.8% over twelve months.
It closed 34.87% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.