Here are the five best performing silver stocks Wednesday, taken from companies with a market capitalization over $300 million.

1. Fortuna Silver Mines Inc., up 10.97 percent

2. First Majestic Silver Corp., up 10.30 percent

3. Endeavour Silver Corp., up 9.45 percent

4. Silver Standard Resources Inc., up 7.79 percent

5. Silver Wheaton Corp., up 6.89 percent