** Shares of uranium supplier Cameco CCO.TO rise 4.6% to C$112.58
** BMO Capital Markets raises its price target on CCO to C$120 from C$110
** Brokerage lowered core profit and free cash flow expectations of CCO, but believes it to be offset by increase in supply deficit, having a positive impact on uranium pricing
** BofA raises its PT for CCO to C$130 from C$110
** "Cameco enjoys the enviable position of benefitting from upward pressure on uranium prices when they experience operating challenges" - BofA
** Separately, CCO and uranium miner Orano Canada enter a $500 million deal with Rise Air, under which the airline will provide workforce transportation services for northern Saskatchewan operations for 15 years
** Including session's moves, CCO shares up 53% YTD
($1 = 1.3817 Canadian dollars)
(Reporting by Pranav Mathur in Bengaluru)
((Pranav.Mathur@thomsonreuters.com;))