On October 9, Freeport-McMoRan rose 3.11% in regular trading, trading at $73.59 per share, with turnover of $78.91 million.
The move was driven by UBS raising its price target on Freeport-McMoRan from $77 to $88 while maintaining a Buy rating, which significantly boosted market sentiment. Freeport-McMoRan owns the Grasberg minerals district in Indonesia, one of the world's largest copper and gold deposits, along with major mining operations in North and South America. As one of the largest publicly traded copper producers globally, its asset portfolio is directly leveraged to expectations of higher copper prices.
In terms of operations, third-quarter consolidated copper production was approximately 830 million pounds, in line with prior guidance, while gold production was roughly 230,000 ounces. The company expects average realized copper prices to exceed $6.50 per pound in the third quarter.
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