Tuesday Sector Laggards: Precious Metals, Metals & Mining Stocks

Precious metals shares underperformed on Tuesday, with the sector down about 4.1% and metals & mining lagging roughly 2.5%. Large individual declines pressured the groups: Endeavour Silver fell about 9.1% and IAMGold about 8.2%, while Gold Resource and Critical Metals plunged around 12.6% and 11.1% respectively. The weakness signals broad selling across precious-metals-related equities, weighing on the sector’s short-term outlook and suggesting elevated risk sentiment toward metal miners and related assets.