BUZZ - Silver mining company stocks plunge due to expectations of Federal Reserve rate hikes

October 30 - ** Silver mining stocks fall as silver spot price declines GOL/

** Spot silver XAG= dropped 5.3%, to $49.63/ounce

** Share prices (link) plunged, as rising crude oil prices and persistent inflation worries further raised market expectations for U.S. interest rate hikes

** Hecla Mining (HL.N) and Coeur Mining (CDE.N) shares fell by 5.8% and about 6% respectively

** Canadian mining companies: Endeavour Silver (EDR.TO) fell 6.2% and Silvercorp Metals (SVM.TO, SVM.N) dropped 5.7%

** Physical Silver ETFs SIVR.P and iShares Silver Trust SLV.P both plunged 5.2%

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