Silver miners fall as metal prices edge down

Hecla Mining

16/07/2026 15:17

** Shares of silver miners fall, tracking a decline in prices of the metal GOL/
** Spot silver XAG= down 3.4% at $55.75/ounce, as escalating Middle East tensions pushed oil prices and U.S. Treasury yields higher, heightening inflation concerns and reinforcing expectations of elevated U.S. interest rates
** Hecla Mining HL.N drops 3.6%, Coeur Mining CDE.N falls ~4%
** Canadian miners Endeavour Silver EDR.TO and Silvercorp Metals SVM.TO fall 4.1% and 3.4%, respectively
** Abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF SIVR.P falls 3.6% and iShares Silver Trust ETF SLV.P dip 3.5%

 (Reporting by Pooja Menon in Bengaluru)
 ((Pooja.Menon@thomsonreuters.com;))