On August 4, BHP Billiton rose 3.03% in pre-market trading, trading at $86.03/share, with turnover of $1.97 million. The rally was driven by LME three-month copper breaking above $14,000/tonne for the first time since early June, lifting mining stocks broadly.
On the news front, copper supply constraints have intensified due to extreme weather disruptions and large-scale production halts at major miners, exacerbating supply rigidity and smelting raw material bottlenecks. Although demand is in a traditional off-season, AI computing infrastructure buildout, new energy vehicles, and grid construction continue to drive consumption, reinforcing copper's emerging role as a key metal for the computing era. Inventory destocking remains evident with elevated spot premiums, supporting expectations for further upside in copper price levels amid persistent supply-demand mismatch.
BHP previously reported that copper mining profits surpassed iron ore for the first time in its semi-annual results. The company is advancing its Escondida mine expansion in Chile and has filed to reopen the Cerro Colorado copper mine, signaling its strategic pivot toward copper as a core growth driver.
Within the Diversified Metals and Mining sector, MP Materials Corp. up 5.03%, Almonty Industries up 4.14%, USA Rare Earth up 3.97%, Teck Resources up 3.51%, Rio Tinto up 2.81%.
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