(Updates)
** Canadian uranium supplier Cameco CCO.TO rises ~8% to
C$81.2 premarket, U.S.-listed shares up 1.3% to $58.38
** RBC Capital Markets raises PT on Cameco ("outperform") to
C$90 from C$75 on "higher forecasted uranium prices, increased
production, and strong nuclear growth prospects"
** "We explore our updated uranium S&D outlook through to
2040 and raise our long-term uranium price to $100/lb (up from
$75/lb previously)," brokerage says
** "Into 2025, supply-side risks will likely remain while
contracting activity may pick up given only moderate volumes
secured in 2024" - RBC Capital
** Other uranium miners also up, with Uranium Energy UEC.A
up ~2.2%, Energy Fuels UUUU.A rising 1.2%, and Centrus Energy
LEU.A gaining 1.3%
** Including session's gains, CCO up 42.1% YTD, while
U.S.-listed shares up 35.4% YTD
(Reporting by Seher Dareen in Bengaluru)
((Seher.Dareen@thomsonreuters.com;))