Silver miners surge as US retail data boosts rate cut hopes

Shares of silver miners rise, tracking prices of the white metal GOL/

Spot silver < XAG=> rises 0.16% to $51.48/ounce, as softer-than-expected U.S. retail sales data reinforced traders' expectations that the Federal Reserve will trim interest rates in December

Hecla Mining HL.N up 4.3%, and Coeur Mining CDE.N up ~2%

Canadian miners Endeavour Silver EDR.TO and Silvercorp Metals SVM.TO both up 2.2%

Abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF SIVR.P and iShares Silver Trust ETF SLV.P up marginally