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Silver fell towards $58.50 an ounce on Friday as a modest rebound in the US dollar prompted traders to trim positions after two sessions of gains. The metal was down about 0.8% at $58.52 in early trade, snapping a brief recovery that followed the Federal Reserve's decision to keep interest rates unchanged.

GLTR: Strong Buy Amidst Choppy Precious Metals Activity

Silver extended its decline for a third consecutive session on Monday, with XAG/USD trading around $74.20 per troy ounce during Asian hours. Investors reacted to India's surprise restrictions on silver imports, rising expectations of another Federal Reserve rate hike and weaker investment demand projections from UBS.

Silver prices surged 7% Monday to the highest since March.


abrdn Physical Precious Metals Basket Shares ETF (NYSEARCA:GLTR - Get Free Report) saw a large drop in short interest in the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 71,541 shares, a drop of 26.5% from the February 26th total of 97,369 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 103,154

Aberdeen Physical Precious Metals Basket Shares ETF is upgraded to a "Strong Buy" at current levels following a significant correction in precious metals prices. Gold, silver, platinum, and palladium remain in long-term bullish trends despite recent declines of 27%–50% from January 2026 highs. GLTR offers diversified, liquid exposure to physical precious metals, with 2/3 in gold, 1/3 in silver, and over 7.3% in platinum and palladium.
SEC filings for GLTR aren't indexed yet (common for recently launched funds). Browse the issuer's filings on SEC EDGAR directly.