Distance from the record
This close sat 37.47% 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 May 2012, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $30.38 per troy ounce on 4 May 2012, up $0.421 (1.41%) from the previous close of $29.96.
Silver moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This close sat 37.47% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $39.38, making this a -22.86% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $30.38 per troy ounce on 4 May 2012. That is $0.42 higher than the previous close of $29.96, a move of 1.41%.
The silver price rose on 4 May 2012, gaining $0.42 (1.41%) against the previous session's close of $29.96.
At $30.38 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.98 on 4 May 2012. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 54.1 on 4 May 2012, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 54.1 ounces of silver.
A week before 4 May 2012, silver was around $31.35 per troy ounce, so the close of $30.38 is a loss of 3.1% over the week.
A year before 4 May 2012, silver was around $39.38 per troy ounce. The close of $30.38 therefore represents a fall of 22.9% over twelve months.
It closed 37.47% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.