Distance from the record
This close sat 31.60% 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 31 January 2012, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $33.23 per troy ounce on 31 January 2012, down $0.264 (0.79%) from the previous close of $33.50.
This close sat 31.60% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $28.17, making this a +17.96% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $33.23 per troy ounce on 31 January 2012. That is $0.26 lower than the previous close of $33.50, a move of -0.79%.
The silver price fell on 31 January 2012, losing $0.26 (0.79%) against the previous session's close of $33.50.
At $33.23 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $1.07 on 31 January 2012. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 52.3 on 31 January 2012, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 52.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 31 January 2012, silver was around $31.93 per troy ounce, so the close of $33.23 is a gain of 4.1% over the week.
A month before 31 January 2012, silver was around $27.88 per troy ounce, so the close of $33.23 is a gain of 19.2% over the month.
A year before 31 January 2012, silver was around $28.17 per troy ounce. The close of $33.23 therefore represents a rise of 18.0% over twelve months.
It closed 31.60% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.