Silver strives to recover lost ground

Silver prices attempted to rise today after hitting a four-month trough last week, but dollar's advance heaped pressure on the white metal and cut recovery chances. 

Silver last traded at $16.26 an ounce, up from the opening of $16.22, with an intraday high at $16.42, and a low at $16.20. 

Centrist Emanuel Macron's win in the French presidential election buoyed market confidence and nudged the euro lower on profit-taking, but demand stayed weak on silver due to dollar's strength. 

Otherwise, traders are still driving silver prices lower, with gold prices losing ground as well, hurting all safe havens.