Cameco stock nears all-time high as uranium rides 'frenetic bull market'

  • 📰 YahooFinanceCA
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 29 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 15%
  • Publisher: 63%

Business News News

Business Business Latest News,Business Business Headlines

Shares of the Canadian uranium producer have gained more than 70 per cent year-to-date due to a surge in the commodity's prices.

) shares climbed on Friday, pushing the Canadian uranium producer's stock closer to a fresh all-time high amid a rally for nuclear fuel prices.

"Cameco is likely to trade at the high end of historical ranges," Eight Capital analyst Ralph Profiti wrote in a recent note to clients, in which he boosted his target price from $52 per share to $60. According to CME Group, UxC Uranium U3O8 Futures for September 2023 are priced at US$66.25 per pound. In 2007, spot prices peaked near US$140.in recent years, with governments from Japan to Germany revising plans to phase out nuclear power. The World Nuclear Association says demand from reactors is expected to climb 28 per cent by 2030, and double by 2040.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 47. in BUSİNESS

Business Business Latest News, Business Business Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Stock market today: Asian shares mixed after interest rates-driven sell-off on Wall StreetAsian shares were mixed on Friday after another slump on Wall Street driven by expectations that U.S. interest rates will stay high well into next year. Hong Kong and Shanghai advanced while Tokyo, Seoul and Sydney declined. U.S. futures edged higher and oil prices rose. Japan’s central bank kept its benchmark interest rate at minus 0.1%, as expected, but pledged flexibility in its policies. “Japan's economy is likely to continue recovering moderately for the time being, supported by factors suc
Source: YahooFinanceCA - 🏆 47. / 63 Read more »

Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock ExchangeTORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,791.62, down 423.07 points): TC Energy Corp. (TSX:TRP). Energy/ Down $1.38, or 2.75 per cent, to $48.75 on 17.7 million shares. Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (TSX:CNQ). Energy. Down $1.47, or 1.74 per cent, to $83.13 on 15.5 million shares. Canopy Growth Corp. (TSX:WEED). Down 14 cents, or 11.86 per cent, to $1.04 on 12.8 million shares. Power Corporation of Canada. (TSX:POW).
Source: YahooFinanceCA - 🏆 47. / 63 Read more »