Hecla Mining Company Stock (NYSE: HL) in Focus on Dec. 22, 2025: S&P MidCap 400 Inclusion, Record Silver Prices, and 2026 Outlook
Dec. 22, 2025 — Hecla Mining Company (NYSE: HL) is starting the holiday-shortened week with two powerful tailwinds that tend to make mining stocks behave like they’ve had three espressos: index inclusion and surging metal prices. Today is the effective date for Hecla’s addition to the S&P MidCap 400, a move that can trigger mechanical buying from index-linked funds and often pushes trading volume sharply higher. Business Wire+1 At the same time, silver and gold are printing new record highs, strengthening the macro backdrop for precious-metals miners broadly—and silver-focused names in particular. Reuters+1 In premarket trading, Hecla was among the