PSLV is trading at $19.91, down 5.24% in pre-market as silver fell more than 3%.

  • Rising energy costs stoked inflation concerns and higher-rate expectations. The 10-year Treasury yield rose to 5.20%, while a stronger dollar pressured non-yielding precious metals.
  • President Trump’s rejection of Iran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz renewed geopolitical uncertainty and lifted oil prices.
  • Available evidence does not establish PSLV-specific trading activity.