Distance from the record
This close sat 33.62% 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 23 March 2012, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $32.25 per troy ounce on 23 March 2012, up $0.929 (2.97%) from the previous close of $31.32.
This was a 2.97% move in one session — well beyond a typical day for silver. Moves this size are usually a reaction to something specific rather than ordinary drift, so the surrounding news is worth checking alongside the number.
This close sat 33.62% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $37.20, making this a -13.32% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $32.25 per troy ounce on 23 March 2012. That is $0.93 higher than the previous close of $31.32, a move of 2.97%.
The silver price rose on 23 March 2012, gaining $0.93 (2.97%) against the previous session's close of $31.32.
At $32.25 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $1.04 on 23 March 2012. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 51.5 on 23 March 2012, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 51.5 ounces of silver.
A month before 23 March 2012, silver was around $35.54 per troy ounce, so the close of $32.25 is a loss of 9.3% over the month.
A year before 23 March 2012, silver was around $37.20 per troy ounce. The close of $32.25 therefore represents a fall of 13.3% over twelve months.
It closed 33.62% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.