BUZZ — Silver miners fall as US inflation data boosts Fed hike bets

* Shares of silver miners down, tracking prices of bullion GOL/ * Spot silver falls 4.1% to $59.96/ounce * Prices extend losses for a third straight session, as a stronger than expected inflation reading increased US Federal Reserve rate hike bets for this month * Hecla Mining and Coeur Mining fall 2.7% and 3%, respectively * Canadian miners: Endeavour Silver dips 2.3% and Silvercorp Metals slumps 2.1% * Physical Silver Shares ETF and iShares Silver Trust each plunge 3.6% (Reporting by Dharna Bafna in Bengaluru) ((dharna.bafna@thomsonreuters.com)