Australia's BHP hits one-week high after beating quarterly iron ore estimates

BHP

22/04/2026 02:31

** Shares of Australia's BHP Group BHP.AX rise as much as 1.6% to A$56.41, their highest point since April 14

** Stock outperforms mining index .AXMM, which was last down 0.1%

** The miner beats third-quarter iron ore production estimates from Western Australia Iron Ore ops (WAIO) on a 100% basis

** Maintains FY26 iron ore production forecast for WAIO on a 100% basis

** Stock up 23.6%, YTD

 (Reporting by Sneha Kumar in Bengaluru)

 ((Sneha.kumar@thomsonreuters.com;))