In trading on Thursday, precious metals shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 4.9%.
Helping drag down the group were shares of Vista Gold, off about 12.6% and shares of Metalla Royalty & Streaming off about 11.3% on the day.
Thursday Sector Laggards: Precious Metals, Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Stocks
In trading on Thursday, precious metals shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 4.9%.
Helping drag down the group were shares of Vista Gold, off about 12.6% and shares of Metalla Royalty & Streaming off about 11.3% on the day.
Also lagging the market Thursday are oil & gas exploration & production shares, down on the day by about 2.6% as a group, led down by Whiting Petroleum, trading lower by about 21.7% and Highpoint Resources, trading lower by about 14.7%.