Anonymous ID: 63121a Jan. 6, 2022, 1:40 a.m. No.15318665   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>8666 >>8771 >>8845 >>8861 >>8869 >>9006

Uranium prices surge as world’s top supplier rocked by riots

 

Global prices for uranium have leapt by almost 8%, as Kazakhstan, which accounts for more than 40% of the world’s production, struggles to contain widespread ongoing anti-government protests.

 

On Wednesday, uranium prices on the international market soared to $45.25 a pound from the $42 recorded the day before, according to data from nuclear fuel market research and analysis firm UxC, as quoted by Bloomberg.

 

Meanwhile, shares in the nation’s largest producer, Kazatomprom, were reportedly down 11% in London trading. At the same time, most uranium companies in North America and Australia extended the gains they recorded earlier this week, when the European Commission had pushed ahead with a draft to mark certain nuclear projects as sustainable.

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https://www.rt.com/business/545283-uranium-prices-surge-protests-kazakhstan/