Acerinox jumps to 19-year highs on strong Q2 earnings beat
BUZZ-Acerinox jumps to 19-year highs on strong Q2 earnings beat ** Shares in Spanish steelmaker Acerinox ACX.MC jump about 8% after it reported considerably higher-than-expected Q2 earnings
** The company's Q2 core earnings came in at €176 million ($200 million), about 14% higher than the €154 million expected by analysts polled by LSEG
** The stock touches its highest price in 19 years
** Including the session's rise, the stock has gained about 37% YTD
** The stock is second-best performer on Europe's STOXX 600 index .STOXX
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(Reporting by Javi West Larrañaga in Gdansk)
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