** Silver miners rise, tracking prices of the precious metal
** Spot silver XAG= up 2.3% at $23.68 per ounce, driven by
increased bets for a June interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal
Reserve GOL/
** Hecla Mining HL.N and Coeur Mining CDE.N jump 5.2%
and 7.2%, respectively
** Canadian miners Wheaton Precious Metals WPM.TO , MAG
Silver MAG.TO , Pan American Silver PAAS.TO and First
Majestic Silver FR.TO rise between 2.5% and 3.9%
(Reporting by Roshia Sabu in Bengaluru)
((Roshia.Sabu@thomsonreuters.com))