First Majestic Silver stock price slides 17% after silver’s record plunge — what traders watch next
First Majestic Silver plunged 17.3% to $20.84 Friday as spot silver dropped 27.7% to $83.99 an ounce, its steepest one-day fall on record. CME will raise margin requirements on Comex silver futures after Monday’s close. Hecla Mining, Pan American Silver, and Coeur Mining shares also fell sharply. Investors await U.S. factory data Monday and a jobs report February 6.