Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 30 May 2012, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $27.96 per troy ounce on 30 May 2012, up $0.195 (0.70%) from the previous close of $27.77.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 42.45% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $37.86, making this a -26.14% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $27.96 per troy ounce on 30 May 2012. That is $0.19 higher than the previous close of $27.77, a move of 0.70%.
The silver price rose on 30 May 2012, gaining $0.19 (0.70%) against the previous session's close of $27.77.
At $27.96 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.90 on 30 May 2012. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 55.9 on 30 May 2012, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 55.9 ounces of silver.
A month before 30 May 2012, silver was around $30.96 per troy ounce, so the close of $27.96 is a loss of 9.7% over the month.
A year before 30 May 2012, silver was around $37.86 per troy ounce. The close of $27.96 therefore represents a fall of 26.1% over twelve months.
It closed 42.45% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.