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(Reuters) - Shares of silver mining companies were swept up into retail investors’ battle with Wall Street on Thursday, with some notching double-digit gains driven by social-media hyped stock buying.
FILE PHOTO: A machine engraves information on an ingot of 99.99 percent pure silver at the Krastsvetmet non-ferrous metals plant, one of the world s largest producers in the precious metals industry, in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia October 24, 2016. Picture taken October 24, 2016. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin/File Photo
Canada’s First Majestic was among the biggest gainers, surging more than 30% after a report it won a reprieve on criminal tax fraud charges in Mexico.