Silver miners plunge as metal prices drop due to dollar strength

Shares of silver miners fall, tracking a dip in the white metal's prices GOL/

Spot silver XAG= falls 4.8% to $77.25 per ounce

Prices fall as investors book profits and the dollar strengthened ahead of key U.S. jobs data due this week

Hecla Mining HL.N down 10.5% and Coeur Mining CDE.N down 6.3%

Canadian miners: Endeavour Silver EDR.TO down 9.3%; Silvercorp Metals SVM.TO down 6.6%

Abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF SIVR.P and iShares Silver Trust ETF SLV.P both down 5.2%