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Shares in heavyweight miners, including Anglo American PLC (LSE:AAL) and Fresnillo PLC (LSE:FRES), topped the FTSE 350 leaderboard on Wednesday as metals prices rose on hopes of easing tensions in the Middle East. The moves followed gains in metals prices, with gold up 2.6%, silver rising 4.6% and copper gaining 2.0%, while oil prices fell by a similar amount.
The miner's silver production fell 8.5% in the first quarter of 2026 on lower ore grades and lower volumes processed at its Saucito, Fresnillo and Juanicipio mines.
Shares of Fresnillo PLC (OTCMKTS:FNLPF - Get Free Report) have earned an average recommendation of "Hold" from the nine research firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have assigned a hold recommendation, one has issued a buy recommendation and one has given
Fresnillo (FNLPF) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.
FTSE 100 miners retreat as Strait of Hormuz optimism fades, precious metals cool and copper faces headwinds from China and the dollar. Fresnillo, Antofagasta and Endeavour Mining are among the day's heaviest fallers on the FTSE, down 4%, 2.3% and 1.9% respectively, as the euphoria that swept through mining stocks last Wednesday rapidly unwinds.
Citi has raised its price targets for Glencore and Fresnillo heading into the first-quarter production reporting season, while warning that copper recovery and iron ore shipment volumes are likely to disappoint in the near term. The Wall Street bank lifted its target price for Glencore PLC (LSE:GLEN) to £6.70 and for Fresnillo PLC (LSE:FRES), the silver and gold miner, to £50, retaining buy ratings on both stocks.
Mining companies topped the FTSE 100 and 250 leaderboard on Wednesday as metals prices rose after the US and Iran agreed a two-week ceasefire. Copper miner Antofagasta PLC (LSE:ANTO) leapt 12.6%, while copper-focused Anglo American PLC (LSE:AAL) jumped over 10%, with a similar gain for precious metals specialist Fresnillo PLC (LSE:FRES).
Precious metals miners Endeavour Mining PLC (LSE:EDV, TSX:EDV, OTCQX:EDVMF) and Fresnillo PLC (LSE:FRES) led the FTSE 100 fallers after the four-day Easter weekend. This reflected the London-listed shares catching up with the fall in gold and silver prices at the end of last week, with gold dropping from over $4,880 an ounce on Thursday to $4,651 today, while silver has fallen from $75.5 an ounce on Thursday to $72.6.
Hochschild Mining PLC (LSE:HOC, OTCQX:HCHDF) and Fresnillo PLC (LSE:FRES) led a broad sell-off in FTSE 350 precious metals stocks on Thursday morning as gold prices pulled back from recent highs after US President Donald Trump said Iran would be "extremely hard" for up to three more weeks. Shares in the FTSE 250-listed Hchschild fell 6.9%, with fellow mid cap Pan African Resources PLC (LSE:PAF) dropping 6.8%.
/PRNewswire/ -- USANewsGroup.com - In November 2025, the U.S. Geological Survey added silver to the Critical Minerals List for the first time. In January 2026,
Fresnillo PLC (OTCMKTS:FNLPF - Get Free Report) has been assigned an average recommendation of "Hold" from the nine ratings firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have assigned a hold recommendation, one has assigned a buy recommendation and one has given
Mining company shares were under pressure on Wednesday afternoon as precious and industrial metals prices fell, seemingly in connection with the conflict in the Middle East. On the FTSE 100, precious metals miners Fresnillo PLC (LSE:FRES) and Endeavour Mining PLC (LSE:EDV, TSX:EDV, OTCQX:EDVMF, FRA:6E2) dropped 4.9% and 3.3%, copper specialist Antofagasta PLC (LSE:ANTO) declined 3.3%, while Anglo American PLC (LSE:AAL) slipped 1.8% and Rio Tinto Ltd (LSE:RIO, ASX:RIO, OTC:RTNTF) was down 1.4%.
