Silver miners gain as precious metal soars to new peak

Shares of U.S. silver miners rise premarket as the white metal jumps past the $65-per-ounce mark for the first time GOL/

Spot silver XAG= rises 3% to $65.82 per ounce after delayed U.S. jobs data on Tuesday showed a softening labour market, keeping the dollar under pressure as traders bet on more U.S. rate cuts next year

Hecla Mining HL.N up 2.2%, Coeur Mining CDE.N up 2%

U.S. shares of Canadian miners Endeavour Silver EXK.N up 2.9%, Silvercorp Metals SVM.N gains 2.1%

Largest silver-backed ETF iShares Silver Trust SLV.P, SLV.N rises 3.4%

Global X Silver Miners SIL.P, SIL.N up 1.9%, Proshares Ultra Silver AGQ.N rises 6.7%