Silver Hits 11-1/2-Year High, Sending Freeport-McMoran, Endeavor Silver and Other Miners Rallying
Silver Hits 11-1/2-Year High, Sending Freeport-McMoran, Endeavor Silver and Other Miners Rallying
By Jerry Kronenberg | Moomoo News
作者：杰里·克罗嫩伯格 | Moomoo 新闻
Silver rallied to a fresh 11-1/2-year high Tuesday, taking silver-mining stocks along for the ride as investors apparently look to the metal as an inflation hedge and a material for ecofriendly electrical equipment.
由于投资者显然将白银视为通胀对冲工具和环保电气设备的材料，白银矿业股周二上涨至11年半的新高，带动白银矿业股上涨。
Comex silver for July delivery rose as much as 6.4% to $32.45 – the contract’s highest price since November 2012.
纽约商品交易所7月交割的白银价格上涨6.4％，至32.45美元，这是该合约自2012年11月以来的最高价格。
That drove several silver companies’ stocks higher. As of 2 p.m. ET, winners included:
这推动了几家白银公司的股票走高。截至美国东部时间下午2点，获奖者包括：
-- $Endeavour Silver (EXK.US)$, up 9.8% at $4.13 after earlier hitting a 2+ year high of $4.20
-- $Endeavour Silver (EXK.US)$，上涨9.8％，至4.13美元，此前曾触及两年以上的高点4.20美元
-- $Pan American Silver (PAAS.US)$, ahead 6.8% at $22.468
-- $泛美白银 (PAAS.US)$，上涨6.8％，至22.468美元
-- $First Majestic Silver (AG.US)$, gaining 4.8% to $7.51
-- $First Majestic Silver (AG.US)$，上涨4.8％，至7.51美元
-- $Hecla Mining (HL.US)$, which rose 4.4% to $5.88
-- $赫克拉矿业 (HL.US)$，上涨4.4％，至5.88美元
-- $Freeport-McMoRan (FCX.US)$, +3.8% at $53.50
-- $麦克莫兰銅金 (FCX.US)$，+3.8％，至53.50美元
Silver has been rising along with gold and copper – which have been trading at or near record highs – reportedly due to metals’ historic role as a hedge against U.S inflation.
据报道，由于金属作为对冲美国通货膨胀的历史作用，白银一直在上涨，黄金和铜的交易价格一直处于或接近历史新高。
Silver and copper also conduct electricity well, making them important ingredients for the electric-powered products that many environmentalists are pushing to replace devices that run on fossil fuels.
银和铜也能很好地传导电力，使它们成为许多环保主义者推动的电力产品的重要原料，以取代使用化石燃料的设备。