Silver price today: SLV slides as year-end profit-taking hits the metal
NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 13:35 ET — Regular session Shares of iShares Silver Trust (SLV), a popular proxy for the metal, fell about 6% on Wednesday, tracking a sharp drop in silver prices on the final trading day of 2025. The move matters because silver-linked funds and miners are closing out a year of outsized gains with a burst of volatility, leaving investors sensitive to any shift in positioning. Traders also had to contend with higher futures “margins” — the cash collateral required to hold leveraged contracts — which can force selling when the bar rises. Reuters Spot silver