** Shares of silver miners gain tracking rising prices of the white metal GOL/

** Spot silver XAG= rises 1.3% to $53.76/oz after hitting a record high of $53.83 earlier in the session following gold's rally

** Prices rise on China trade tensions and the U.S. government shutdown, with bets on interest-rate cuts fueling the momentum

** Hecla Mining HL.N up 6.6% and Coeur Mining CDE.N gains 4.3%

** Canadian miners rise, with Endeavour Silver EDR.TO up 7.3% and Silvercorp Metals SVM.TO 5% higher

** Abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF SIVR.P and iShares Silver Trust SLV.P up 1.3% and 1.2%, respectively

(Reporting by Pranav Mathur in Bengaluru)

((Pranav.Mathur@thomsonreuters.com;))