In trading on Friday, silver shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 3.1%. Leading the group were shares of Rio Alto Mining Limited , up about 13.1% and shares of Hana Mining Limited up about 7.2% on the day.
Also showing relative strength are aluminum & copper shares, up on the day by about 2.3% as a group, led by Katanga Mining , trading higher by about 10% and Nevada Copper, trading up by about 7.5% on Friday.