Silver price stock SLV slides as index rebalance selling kicks in ahead of U.S. jobs report
NEW YORK, Jan 8, 2026, 13:51 (EST) — Regular session
- iShares Silver Trust (SLV) slid about 3.5% in midday trade, tracking a broad pullback in silver-linked assets
- Traders pointed to commodity index rebalancing flows and a firmer dollar ahead of Friday’s U.S. payrolls report
- Silver miners were down modestly, lagging the move in the metal-tracking ETFs
Shares of iShares Silver Trust fell 3.5% to $68.50, extending a slide in silver-linked assets as the metal came under fresh selling pressure. Peer ETF abrdn Physical Silver Shares (SIVR) dropped 3.4%, while silver miners First Majestic Silver, Pan American Silver and Wheaton Precious Metals were down between 0.4% and 1.0%.
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