New York, Jan 9, 2026, 09:04 EST — Premarket
B2Gold Corp shares were at $4.50 in early trading on Friday, about 2% above the prior close.
That matters because the latest U.S. jobs report landed on traders’ screens right before the opening bell. Nonfarm payrolls — a monthly count of U.S. jobs excluding agriculture — rose by 50,000 in December, and the unemployment rate dipped to 4.4%, reinforcing expectations the Federal Reserve will likely hold rates steady at its next meeting. 1
Gold prices, which tend to steer miners’ shares, were still near record territory even as the dollar stayed firm. Spot gold — the cash price for immediate delivery — was around $4,474 an ounce earlier on Friday; bullion hit a record $4,549.71 on Dec. 26, Reuters data showed. Lukman Otunuga, a senior research analyst at FXTM, said a “key milestone” for gold bulls sits at $5,000. 2
Moves among larger peers were choppy in early trading. Newmont slipped about 1%, while Kinross rose about 1%.
For BTG traders, Thursday’s range is on the radar. The stock traded between $4.31 and $4.52 in the prior session, levels some investors treat as near-term support and resistance — shorthand for where buying or selling has recently shown up. 3
B2Gold, a Canadian gold producer, runs mines in Mali, Canada, Namibia and the Philippines, giving the stock both leverage to bullion and exposure to local operating costs and politics. 4
But the setup can turn quickly if gold pulls back harder. A firmer dollar and higher real yields can hit bullion, and miners often amplify that move — especially when investors start asking whether today’s gold price is “sticky” enough to carry through the next quarter.
The next dates traders circle are the Fed’s Jan. 27-28 policy meeting and B2Gold’s next earnings update, which Nasdaq’s earnings calendar estimates for Feb. 18. 5
