AngloGold Ashanti is trading 10.21% up now at $107.95 after announcing a C$58.5 million investment that would nearly double its stake in Thesis Gold & Silver to 9.7%.
- The investment expands exposure to Thesis’s Lawyers-Ranch gold-silver project in British Columbia.
- It is the clearest company-specific catalyst for the August 19, 2026 surge.
- Precious-metals strength and the materials sector’s 2.06% gain provide additional support.