World's largest silver ETF bullion holdings fall 3.5 tonnes

The iShares Silver Trust said its holdings fell to the lowest level since late May.

TOKYO (Reuters) - 

The world's largest silver-backed exchange-traded fund, the iShares Silver Trust SLV, said its bullion holdings nudged down 3.53 tonnes, or 0.04%, from the previous day to 8,594.22 tonnes on Friday, the lowest level since late May.

The holdings of the New York-based trust, which issues securities backed by physical stocks of silver, hit a record 8,828.14 tonnes on July 31. [ID:nSP194465]

For details on silver holdings by the ETF, click on:

here (Reporting by Chikako Mogi)

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