Gold, Biopharma Firms Dominate Friday’s 10 Top Performing Stocks

8. AngloGold Ashanti Plc (NYSE:AU)

AngloGold shares rallied for a third straight day on Friday, adding 10.14 percent to finish at $42.79 apiece, in line with gold prices hitting a new record high.

As of 4:22 PM EDT on Friday, spot prices of gold were at a new all-time high of $3,233.96 per ounce, or a 1.82-percent increase from the previous day, as funds flocked to gold amid the ongoing trade tensions between the US and China.

AU is a global gold mining company with a diverse, high-quality portfolio of operations, projects, and exploration activities in 11 countries.

Its portfolio includes operations in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Egypt, Ghana, Guinea, and Tanzania, as well as greenfield projects in Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire and the US.

It also conducts greenfield exploration activities in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Tanzania, and the US.