On July 22, Anglogold Ashanti rose 5.01% in regular trading, trading at $82.43/share, with turnover of $61.19 million.

On the news front, the company is set to hold a special shareholder meeting on July 23 at its global headquarters in Greenwood Village, Colorado, to seek approval for a proposed share repurchase program of up to $2 billion. The buyback plan, first announced in May, aims to optimize capital structure and return value to shareholders.

Strong fundamentals underpin the proposal. In Q1, the company reported headline earnings of $2.52 per share, a 186% year-over-year increase that beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.25. Free cash flow surged 190% to $1.2 billion, providing ample financial capacity to execute the buyback. The company also maintained its full-year guidance for gold production, costs, and capital expenditure unchanged.

Within the Gold sector, peers also traded higher, with Coeur Mining up 7.48%, Agnico Eagle Mines up 5.24%, Newmont Mining up 4.74%, Barrick Mining Corporation up 4.15%, and Pan American Silver up 3.59%.

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