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U.S. Probe Boosts Uranium Stocks, But the Street Is Conflicted
The Trump administration’s investigation into uranium imports are propelling U.S.-based uranium mining stocks, but analysts are not so sure if it will ultimately help the sector.
If the investigation leads to implementation of tariffs or quotas, it could be “huge win” for struggling U.S. domestic production, Scotiabank analyst Orest Wowkodaw writes in a note. However, he points out that “artificially propping up uneconomic and high cost U.S. volume would only serve to further depress the still-weak uranium market as foreign low cost volume would still need to find a home.”
U.S. uranium producers gained on Wednesday, with Energy Fuels Inc. surging as much as 14 percent and Uranium Energy Corp. climbing 9.1 percent, while Canadian producer Cameco Corp. fell as much as 1.5 percent, showing the divergence of sentiment. Cameco is set to report its second-quarter earnings on July 26.
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