Distance from the record
This close sat 34.54% 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 20 March 2012, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 20 January 2012
Silver closed at $31.81 per troy ounce on 20 March 2012, down $1.121 (3.40%) from the previous close of $32.93.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Silver lost 3.40% 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 34.54% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $35.06, making this a -9.28% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $31.81 per troy ounce on 20 March 2012. That is $1.12 lower than the previous close of $32.93, a move of -3.40%.
The silver price fell on 20 March 2012, losing $1.12 (3.40%) against the previous session's close of $32.93.
At $31.81 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $1.02 on 20 March 2012. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 51.8 on 20 March 2012, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 51.8 ounces of silver.
A week before 20 March 2012, silver was around $33.54 per troy ounce, so the close of $31.81 is a loss of 5.2% over the week.
It closed 34.54% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.