Mining Winners & Losers: AngloGold Ashanti

Mining and metals stocks were among the best performers Monday as commodity prices such as gold, copper, silver, palladium and platinum finished higher on the day.

Gold futures rose past $896 an ounce, and the SPDR Gold Shares (GLD Quote), an exchange-traded fund backed by bullion, was higher by 1.7%.

AngloGold Ashanti (AU Quote) was the leader in the sector, adding roughly 6%. Other top gainers included a 5.2% climb in shares of Rio Tinto (RTP Quote), IAMGold (IAG Quote) with a gain of 4.1%, BHP Billiton (BHP Quote) with an increase of 4%, and Freeport-McMoRan (FCX Quote) and Gold Fields (GFI Quote), both rising 3.6%.

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