** Shares of silver miners up, tracking rising prices of the metal GOL/
** Spot silver XAG= rises 4.4% to $71.10 per ounce
** Prices rise on dip-buying after a pullback earlier this week, while investors look for signs of de-escalation in the Middle East conflict
** Hecla Mining HL.N up 4.3%, Coeur Mining CDE.N rises ~6%
** Canadian miners: Endeavour Silver EDR.TO gains 5.1%, Silvercorp Metals SVM.TO inches up 6.1%
** Abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF SIVR.P and iShares Silver Trust ETF SLV.P both advance 5.4%
(Reporting by Dharna Bafna in Bengaluru)
((dharna.bafna@thomsonreuters.com))