On July 22, Vale SA rose 3.02% in regular trading, reaching its intraday high at $14.755/share, with turnover of $26.93 million. The rally was triggered by the shareholder meeting vote confirming Manuel Oliveira as the company's new board chairman.

The governance dispute dates back to June, when shareholder Previ, holding approximately 7.7% of Vale's shares, proposed removing then-Chairman Daniel Stieler and backed Oliveira as replacement. Stieler departed on July 7, with interim Chairman Wilfred Brujin serving until the July 22 vote. The resolution of this month-long leadership uncertainty provided a clear catalyst for the stock's move higher.

Adding to positive sentiment, Vale earlier released Q2 production data showing iron ore output of 84.3 million tons, exceeding the market consensus of 82.2 million tons and marking the highest Q2 output since 2018. Iron ore sales reached 79.7 million tons versus expectations of 78.2 million tons, while copper and nickel production both posted year-over-year gains. The company maintained its full-year iron ore production target of 335-345 million tons. Vale's next earnings report is scheduled for July 30.

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