NASDAQ:ATER 28 April 2026

July 3, 2026, 4:05 AM EDT. Mining shares pushed the FTSE 100 higher Friday as gold and copper prices climbed, reacting to US jobs data that missed forecasts with 57,000 new jobs in June. Fresnillo PLC was up 2.4% at the top, and Antofagasta PLC, Anglo American, and Glencore rose between 1.3% and 1.5%. Softer US jobs numbers have traders cutting back expectations for Fed rate hikes, giving commodities room to run. Gold stayed above $4,100 an ounce after a 2% move up, while copper rose as inflation worries cooled and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz improved after US-Iran talks.