Fortescue Metals shares leap on soaring iron ore futures

Original article by Tess Ingram, James Thomson
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 17 : 26-Oct-16

Iron ore futures traded on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange have risen to the highest level since mid-August 2014. Shares in pure-play iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group responded by rising 6.5 per cent to $A5.44 on 25 October 2016. Meanwhile, Fortescue has advised that it is still targeting a "C1" cost of between $US12 and $US13 per tonne for the 2016-17 financial year, compared with $US15.43 per tonne in 2015-16.

CORPORATES
FORTESCUE METALS GROUP LIMITED – ASX FMG, DALIAN COMMODITY EXCHANGE, BHP BILLITON LIMITED – ASX BHP, RIO TINTO LIMITED – ASX RIO

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