New York, Jan 9, 2026, 06:29 EST — Premarket
Barrick Mining shares slipped 0.2% in premarket trade on Friday. The stock was last at $47.36 after ending Thursday up 0.36% at $47.44. 1
The small move comes as the gold price steadied near record territory ahead of U.S. nonfarm payrolls, the government’s monthly jobs report. Spot gold was down 0.1% at $4,471.58 an ounce, after hitting a record $4,549.71 on Dec. 26, while U.S. gold futures gained 0.4% to $4,480.30; FXTM analyst Lukman Otunuga said gold was “in standby mode” going into the report. 2
Investors are also watching flows tied to commodity index rebalancing, when funds that track big commodity benchmarks adjust holdings at the start of the year. JPMorgan estimates about $5.6 billion of gold and $6.1 billion of silver could be sold as part of index changes between Jan. 8 and Jan. 15, the Financial Times reported. 3
Barrick has its own date on the calendar. The company said it will release full-year and fourth-quarter 2025 results before markets open on Feb. 5, with a management webcast and presentation later that morning. 4
Other gold stocks were mixed early, with Newmont down about 0.5% in premarket trading. 5
The sector’s main tracker has been choppy as bullion swings. The VanEck Gold Miners ETF, an exchange-traded fund that holds big miners, rose 0.53% to $91.54 in Thursday’s session. 6
But the downside is easy to sketch: a stronger jobs number can lift the dollar and bond yields, which usually weighs on gold because it does not pay interest. On Wednesday, spot gold fell as much as 1.7% before paring losses in what High Ridge Futures’ David Meger described as profit taking after a recent surge. 7
Barrick is also trading near the top of its recent range. The stock’s 52-week high stands at $47.75 and Thursday’s session ran from $46.00 to $47.53. 8
The next catalyst is Friday’s U.S. employment situation report for December, scheduled for 8:30 a.m. ET. U.S. consumer price data for December is due on Jan. 13, another test for rate expectations that have helped drive the gold price. 9
