In an interview with Bloomberg on Monday, Tyler Wall, President and CEO of gold and silver retailer SD Bullion, provided updates on the silver market.
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Prices now are at least a 30% premium over spot prices.
Physical silver is almost all gone.
Silver jumped to a 5-1/2-month high of $29.01 early Monday and is currently trading at $28.58, representing a 6% gain on the day.
The metal picked up a bid near $25 on Thursday after a Reddit user called a short squeeze. Prices rose 5% and 1% on Thursday and Friday, respectively.
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