These were the best performing ASX 200 shares last week 10 April 2020

The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) came back from the Easter break with a bang last week. Over the four days, the benchmark index rose 2.4% to 6,995.2 points.

While a good number of shares climbed higher with the market, some performed better than others. Here’s why these were the best performing ASX 200 shares last week:

Silver Lake Resources Limited (ASX: SLR)

The Silver Lake share price was the best performer on the ASX 200 last week with a gain of 18.2%. A number of gold miner’s raced higher last week after the price of the precious metal climbed to a one-month high. The easing of bond yields was supportive of the gold price over the week.

The EML share price wasn’t far behind with a gain of 17.1% over the four days….