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：傑裏·克羅嫩伯格 | Moomoo 新聞
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.
由於投資者顯然將白銀視爲通脹對沖工具和環保電氣設備的材料，白銀礦業股週二上漲至11年半的新高，帶動白銀礦業股上漲。
Comex silver for July delivery rose as much as 6.4% to $32.45 – the contract’s highest price since November 2012.
紐約商品交易所7月交割的白銀價格上漲6.4％，至32.45美元，這是該合約自2012年11月以來的最高價格。
That drove several silver companies’ stocks higher. As of 2 p.m. ET, winners included:
這推動了幾家白銀公司的股票走高。截至美國東部時間下午2點，獲獎者包括：
-- $Endeavour Silver (EXK.US)$, up 9.8% at $4.13 after earlier hitting a 2+ year high of $4.20
-- $Endeavour Silver (EXK.US)$，上漲9.8％，至4.13美元，此前曾觸及兩年以上的高點4.20美元
-- $Pan American Silver (PAAS.US)$, ahead 6.8% at $22.468
-- $泛美白銀 (PAAS.US)$，上漲6.8％，至22.468美元
-- $First Majestic Silver (AG.US)$, gaining 4.8% to $7.51
-- $First Majestic Silver (AG.US)$，上漲4.8％，至7.51美元
-- $Hecla Mining (HL.US)$, which rose 4.4% to $5.88
-- $赫克拉礦業 (HL.US)$，上漲4.4％，至5.88美元
-- $Freeport-McMoRan (FCX.US)$, +3.8% at $53.50
-- $麥克莫蘭銅金 (FCX.US)$，+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.
據報道，由於金屬作爲對沖美國通貨膨脹的歷史作用，白銀一直在上漲，黃金和銅的交易價格一直處於或接近歷史新高。
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.
銀和銅也能很好地傳導電力，使它們成爲許多環保主義者推動的電力產品的重要原料，以取代使用化石燃料的設備。