Silver miners down as metal prices edge lower

Hecla Mining Co

23/03/2026 10:16

** U.S.-listed shares of silver miners down premarket, tracking falling prices of the metal GOL/

** Spot silver XAG= down 6% at $63.66 per ounce, as escalating Middle East conflict stoked inflation concerns and raised expectations of higher global interest rates

** Hecla Mining HL.N and Coeur Mining CDE.N down 7% and 7.7%, respectively

** Canadian miners: Endeavour Silver EDR.TO, EXK.N falls 6.1%; Silvercorp Metals SVM.TO, SVM.N down 6.6%

** Abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF SIVR.P down 6.4% and iShares Silver Trust ETF SLV.P falls 5.7%

 (Reporting by Pooja Menon in Bengaluru)

 ((Pooja.Menon@thomsonreuters.com;))