Distance from the record
This close sat 34.72% 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 5 April 2012, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $31.72 per troy ounce on 5 April 2012, up $0.687 (2.21%) from the previous close of $31.03.
This was a 2.21% move in one session — well beyond a typical day for silver. Moves this size are usually a reaction to something specific rather than ordinary drift, so the surrounding news is worth checking alongside the number.
This close sat 34.72% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $39.17, making this a -19.04% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $31.72 per troy ounce on 5 April 2012. That is $0.69 higher than the previous close of $31.03, a move of 2.21%.
The silver price rose on 5 April 2012, gaining $0.69 (2.21%) against the previous session's close of $31.03.
At $31.72 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $1.02 on 5 April 2012. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 51.3 on 5 April 2012, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 51.3 ounces of silver.
A month before 5 April 2012, silver was around $33.65 per troy ounce, so the close of $31.72 is a loss of 5.8% over the month.
A year before 5 April 2012, silver was around $39.17 per troy ounce. The close of $31.72 therefore represents a fall of 19.0% over twelve months.
It closed 34.72% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.