This page is a historical record of the silver price in April 2012, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver ranged between $30.35 and $33.25 per troy ounce during April 2012, averaging $31.54 across 20 trading days. It finished the period at $30.96, down 4.65% from $32.47.
The strongest session of April 2012 was 12 April 2012 at +3.19%, and the weakest 4 April 2012 at -6.68%.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $48.58, making this a -36.28% move year on year.
| Date | Close (USD/oz) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2 April 2012 | $33.08 | +$0.614 |
| 3 April 2012 | $33.25 | +$0.167 |
| 4 April 2012 | $31.03 | −$2.221 |
| 5 April 2012 | $31.72 | +$0.687 |
| 9 April 2012 | $31.51 | −$0.203 |
| 10 April 2012 | $31.67 | +$0.157 |
| 11 April 2012 | $31.51 | −$0.159 |
| 12 April 2012 | $32.51 | +$1.004 |
| 13 April 2012 | $31.38 | −$1.135 |
| 16 April 2012 | $31.36 | −$0.016 |
| 17 April 2012 | $31.67 | +$0.301 |
| 18 April 2012 | $31.48 | −$0.187 |
| 19 April 2012 | $31.77 | +$0.293 |
| 20 April 2012 | $31.64 | −$0.127 |
| 23 April 2012 | $30.52 | −$1.119 |
| 24 April 2012 | $30.74 | +$0.215 |
| 25 April 2012 | $30.35 | −$0.389 |
| 26 April 2012 | $31.20 | +$0.852 |
| 27 April 2012 | $31.35 | +$0.144 |
| 30 April 2012 | $30.96 | −$0.388 |
Source: Yahoo Finance (COMEX futures). Figures are indicative reference prices, not trading quotes.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Silver finished April 2012 at $30.96 per troy ounce, having fallen $1.51 (4.65%) over the month. It has traded between $30.35 and $33.25 across 20 trading days.
The average silver closing price in April 2012 was $31.54 per troy ounce, calculated across all 20 trading days in the month.
Silver reached its highest close of April 2012 at $33.25 per troy ounce on 3 April 2012.
The lowest silver close in April 2012 was $30.35 per troy ounce on 25 April 2012.
Silver fell during April 2012. It entered the month at $32.47 and closed at $30.96, a change of -4.65%.
Silver closed higher on 10 sessions and lower on 10 during April 2012. The strongest session was 12 April 2012 (+3.19%) and the weakest 4 April 2012 (-6.68%).
Daily closes in April 2012 varied with a standard deviation of 2.32% per session, and the peak-to-trough spread across the month was 9.6% ($30.35 to $33.25).
At the April 2012 close of $30.96 per troy ounce, silver worked out at about $1.00 per gram and $995.35 per kilogram. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio averaged about 52.4 through April 2012 and finished the month near 53.7. A higher ratio means silver is cheap relative to gold.
Silver was around $48.58 per troy ounce twelve months before the end of April 2012. Closing at $30.96 makes that a decline of 36.3% year on year.