Distance from the record
This close sat 34.28% 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 24 January 2012, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $31.93 per troy ounce on 24 January 2012, down $0.302 (0.94%) from the previous close of $32.23.
This close sat 34.28% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $27.32, making this a +16.89% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $31.93 per troy ounce on 24 January 2012. That is $0.30 lower than the previous close of $32.23, a move of -0.94%.
The silver price fell on 24 January 2012, losing $0.30 (0.94%) against the previous session's close of $32.23.
At $31.93 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $1.03 on 24 January 2012. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 52.1 on 24 January 2012, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 52.1 ounces of silver.
A week before 24 January 2012, silver was around $30.11 per troy ounce, so the close of $31.93 is a gain of 6.1% over the week.
A month before 24 January 2012, silver was around $29.05 per troy ounce, so the close of $31.93 is a gain of 9.9% over the month.
A year before 24 January 2012, silver was around $27.32 per troy ounce. The close of $31.93 therefore represents a rise of 16.9% over twelve months.
It closed 34.28% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.