Distance from the record
This close sat 36.13% 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 4 April 2012, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 19 January 2012
Silver closed at $31.03 per troy ounce on 4 April 2012, down $2.221 (6.68%) from the previous close of $33.25.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Silver lost 6.68% 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 36.13% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $38.48, making this a -19.37% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $31.03 per troy ounce on 4 April 2012. That is $2.22 lower than the previous close of $33.25, a move of -6.68%.
The silver price fell on 4 April 2012, losing $2.22 (6.68%) against the previous session's close of $33.25.
At $31.03 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $1.00 on 4 April 2012. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 52.0 on 4 April 2012, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 52.0 ounces of silver.
A week before 4 April 2012, silver was around $31.82 per troy ounce, so the close of $31.03 is a loss of 2.5% over the week.
A month before 4 April 2012, silver was around $34.48 per troy ounce, so the close of $31.03 is a loss of 10.0% over the month.
A year before 4 April 2012, silver was around $38.48 per troy ounce. The close of $31.03 therefore represents a fall of 19.4% over twelve months.
It closed 36.13% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.