Updates

** Shares of silver miners rise, tracking prices of the white metal GOL/

** Spot silver XAG= gains 4.7% to $76.88/ounce

** Prices rise as investors assessed simmering geopolitical risks, while markets also awaited the U.S. Federal Reserve's January meeting minutes due later in the day

** Hecla Mining HL.N up 7.4%; Coeur Mining CDE.N rises ~3%

** Canadian miners: Endeavour Silver EDR.TO and Silvercorp Metals SVM.TO gain 1.7% and ~2%, respectively

** Abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF SIVR.P and iShares Silver Trust ETF SLV.P up 5.3% each

(Reporting by Dharna Bafna in Bengaluru)

((dharna.bafna@thomsonreuters.com))