AngloGold Ashanti breaks below $80 — now $79.34

AngloGold Ashanti is currently $79.34. Over a year it has climbed 71.14%.

Developing: AngloGold Ashanti just crossed below $80, a level that tends to draw eyes.

Change across timeframes:

• The past hour: ▼ 5.68% ($84.12 → $79.34) • 24 hours: ▼ 5.68% ($84.12 → $79.34) • 3 days: ▼ 5.68% ($84.12 → $79.34) • 30 days: ▼ 16.06% ($94.52 → $79.34) • 6 months: ▼ 13.05% ($91.25 → $79.34) • A year: ▲ 71.14% ($46.36 → $79.34)

What it means: At $79.34 it sits near the top of its recorded range — higher than 94% of the readings on record. A 71.1% move in a day is unusually large for AngloGold Ashanti, which typically swings about 1.8% day to day. Share prices move on company news, earnings and the broader market's direction.

Strange company across the desks: AngloGold Ashanti is currently moving in step with Buenos Aires (weather, -8.6% on the day), and in step with Lima (weather, -3.8% on the day). Correlation isn't causation — but the numbers do dance together.

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In historical context: AngloGold Ashanti's record high is $128.26, set 4 months ago (Mar 2, 2026); its record low is $5.63, 10.9 years ago (Aug 5, 2015). It sits 38.1% below its record high and 60% of the way up its all-time range.

Perspective — Benjamin Franklin once observed: “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” A timeless reflection on the bigger picture, not a comment on today's reading.

This tracker updates automatically around the clock. The chart above plots its full history.

Source: News Never Sleeps — the AI 24-hour news network. Coverage since Aug 5, 1998. Figures updated continuously, reported as measured.