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Biggest moves on record

Every trading day we hold, as a bar. The five biggest are marked.

  1. 1−5.6%5 Feb 2026Max
  2. 2−5.4%15 May 2026Very High
  3. 3+5.0%31 Mar 2026High
  4. 4+5.0%6 May 2026High
  5. 5+4.6%11 Jun 2026Moderate

Every day, by size of move

265 trading days, 2025–2026. One square is one day.

  • Max51.9%
  • Very High10.4%
  • High51.9%
  • Moderate114.2%
  • Low10138.1%
  • Very Low14253.6%

Biggest moves on record

Every week we hold, as a bar. The five biggest are marked.

  1. 1+12.0%Week of23 Sep 2024Low
  2. 2−11.2%Week of18 Apr 2022Very High
  3. 3+10.9%Week of7 Nov 2022Low
  4. 4+10.4%Week of31 Oct 2022Low
  5. 5−10.4%Week of31 Mar 2025Low

Every week, by size of move

301 weeks, 2021–2026. One square is one week.

  • Max31.0%
  • Very High20.7%
  • High31.0%
  • Moderate00.0%
  • Low5819.3%
  • Very Low23578.1%

Biggest moves on record

Every month we hold, as a bar. The five biggest are marked.

  1. 1−46.2%Nov 2008Max
  2. 2−33.8%Sep 2008Max
  3. 3+31.4%Mar 2009High
  4. 4+28.7%Nov 2022High
  5. 5−27.9%Sep 2011Very Low

Every month, by size of move

252 months, 2005–2026. One square is one month.

  • Max20.8%
  • Very High10.4%
  • High31.2%
  • Moderate93.6%
  • Low8332.9%
  • Very Low15461.1%

Monthly performance

Over the past 22 years, RIO rose most often in December (15 of 22) and fell most often in August (16 of 22).

Compared with its neighbours

On a normal day, RIO moves about 1.3% up or down. That is livelier than 6 in 10 shares we follow.

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In the news

Recent headlines about Rio Tinto plc, from the outlets that wrote them.

  1. 01Pluang7 hours agoRio Tinto's Q3 iron ore output rises 2%, but sh...
  2. 02Seeking Alpha7 hours agoRio Tinto: Commodity Risks Keep Us Neutral (NYSE:RIO)
  3. 03Seeking Alpha9 hours agoRio Tinto: Good Price To Buy And Hold For A Strong 2027 (NYSE:RIO)
  4. 04The Motley Fool Australia19 hours agoHere's the dividend forecast out to 2028 for Rio Tinto shares
  5. 05Seeking Alpha1 day agoRio Tinto begins restart of Oyu Tolgoi underground operations after seismic event (RIO:NYSE)
  6. 06JournalArta1 day agoRio Tinto Stock Technicals: Drops 2.93% on Thursday, RSI Oversold