B2Gold stock holds near $4.50 before the open as a soft U.S. jobs print keeps gold in focus
B2Gold Corp shares rose 2% to $4.50 in premarket trading Friday after U.S. nonfarm payrolls increased by 50,000 in December and unemployment fell to 4.4%. Spot gold hovered near record highs at $4,474 an ounce. Newmont slipped 1%, while Kinross gained 1%. Traders are watching B2Gold’s recent $4.31–$4.52 range ahead of the Fed’s Jan. 27-28 meeting and the company’s Feb. 18 earnings report.