** Shares of U.S.-listed silver miners rise premarket, as silver hits record high, tracking prices of the white metal <GOL/>

** Spot silver <XAG=> climbed 3.3% to hit a historic high of $69.44

** U.S.-listed shares of Hecla Mining HL.N up 4.3% and Coeur Mining > up 4.2%; Endeavour Silver EXK.N and Silvercorp Metals SVM.N up 4.5% and 3.9%, respectively

** Abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF <SIVR.P> and iShares Silver Trust ETF SLV.P up 2.7% each

** Silver has soared 138% so far this year, dramatically outpacing gold, driven by strong investment demand and ongoing supply shortages

(Reporting by Kanishka Ajmera in Bengaluru)

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