(Updates)
** Polysilicon manufacturer Daqo New Energy's DQ.N shares
up 6.51% at $20.76
** Company forecasts polysilicon production for full-year
2024 between 280,000 metric tons (MT) and 300,000 MT, about
40%-50% higher than in 2023
** Daqo expects to produce 60,000 MT to 62,000 MT of
polysilicon during Q1 vs Q4 production of 61,014 MT
** Company expects polysilicon prices to rebound slightly in
Q1, seasonally affected by Chinese New Year, and then stabilize
in Q2
** Including session's gains, DQ down ~22% YTD
(Reporting by Roshia Sabu in Bengaluru)
((Roshia.Sabu@thomsonreuters.com))