Silver miners dip as dollar strengthens

Silvercorp Metals

17/02/2026 10:57

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

** Spot silver XAG= falls 2.5% to $74.63/ounce as stronger dollar pressures prices

** Demand for precious metals cools as investors track cues on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy and await clarity on U.S.-Iran talks

** Hecla Mining HL.N down 3.5%; Coeur Mining CDE.N slips 3.4%

** Canadian miners Endeavour Silver EDR.TO, EXK.N and Silvercorp Metals SVM.TO, SVM.N drop ~4% and 3.1%, respectively

** Abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF SIVR.P down 2.7%; iShares Silver Trust ETF SLV.P dips 3.3%

 (Reporting by Dharna Bafna in Bengaluru)

 ((dharna.bafna@thomsonreuters.com))