On July 8, Freeport-McMoRan fell 3.03% in regular trading, trading at $57.53/share, with turnover of approximately $124 million. The decline extends a sell-off from the prior session, when the stock dropped over 4%.
On the news front, short-term copper price volatility continues to weigh broadly on the copper mining sector. Peer stocks declined in tandem, with Southern Copper down 2.76%, Ero Copper down 3.09%, and TREKOR METALS down 2.91%. Meanwhile, analyst sentiment remains mixed — BofA Securities raised its price target on Freeport-McMoRan to $80 from $74, while BNP Paribas trimmed its target to $79 from $82. The consensus mean target stands at $72.76 with an average overweight rating. Despite institutional optimism on the medium-to-long-term copper outlook, near-term price weakness has sustained downward pressure on the sector.
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