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AngloGold Ashanti tumbles as margin hikes and profit-taking hit gold miners

AngloGold Ashanti tumbles as margin hikes and profit-taking hit gold miners

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 15:18 ET — Regular session AngloGold Ashanti Plc shares slid 7.1% to $84.76 in afternoon trading, tracking a sharp reversal in precious metals that knocked gold miners lower. The stock touched $83.81 at the session low after peaking at $89.55 earlier in the day. The selling followed a broad pullback in gold and silver after CME Group raised margin requirements for precious-metals futures. A margin requirement is the cash collateral traders must post to hold leveraged positions, and higher margins can force investors to cut exposure. AP News That matters now because year-end trading is
29 December 2025
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Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) Weekend Briefing: All Share Near 117,000 as Rand Strength and Precious-Metals Rally Set Up Monday’s Reopen

Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) Weekend Briefing: All Share Near 117,000 as Rand Strength and Precious-Metals Rally Set Up Monday’s Reopen

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 9:11 a.m. ET — Market closed South Africa’s Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) is heading into the final trading stretch of 2025 with a familiar set of forces in the driver’s seat: precious metals, the South African rand, and a heavy dose of year-end positioning. With U.S. markets closed for the weekend, JSE investors are also in “watch mode” — tracking moves in metals and the dollar while waiting for the next session in Johannesburg. The JSE’s equity market is shut today (weekend), after an early close on Christmas Eve and two public-holiday closures that thinned
27 December 2025
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Stock Market Today

Silver price rebound masks fresh stress after CME lifts margins again

Silver price rebound masks fresh stress after CME lifts margins again

7 February 2026
Spot silver surged 8.6% to $77.33 an ounce Friday after dropping below $65, but still lost over 8.7% for the week. CME Group raised margin requirements for COMEX silver futures to 18% from 15%, effective after Feb. 6. China’s UBS SDIC Silver Futures Fund hit its 10% down limit for a fifth session. Traders await key U.S. jobs and inflation data next week.
Gold price near $5,000: China keeps buying as CME margin hikes raise the stakes

Gold price near $5,000: China keeps buying as CME margin hikes raise the stakes

7 February 2026
China’s central bank raised gold reserves for a 15th month in January, reaching 74.19 million ounces worth $369.58 billion. Gold prices swung sharply, hitting a record near $5,600 before dropping to $4,403.24. CME Group hiked COMEX gold futures margins to 9% after recent volatility. U.S. jobs and inflation data are due next week after a delay.
Amazon stock (AMZN) slides on $200 billion AI capex plan — what Wall Street watches next week

Amazon stock (AMZN) slides on $200 billion AI capex plan — what Wall Street watches next week

7 February 2026
Amazon shares fell 5.6% to $210.32 on Friday after the company forecast 2026 capital spending would jump to $200 billion, up more than 50% from 2025. The drop came as the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. Amazon reported fourth-quarter net sales up 14% to $213.4 billion and operating income at $25 billion. Trading in Amazon was volatile, with 179 million shares changing hands.
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