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Shares of Mexico-based Fresnillo surged 7.5 percent Thursday after Citigroup raised its rating on the mining heavyweight to “buy” from “hold.”
The rally ended the stock’s major losing streak, which has seen declines in all of the previous trading sessions in July. That weakness has been mirrored in the performance of the basic resources sector generally.
Fresnillo, the world's largest primary silver producer, backed out of a hostile takeover for MAG Silver in late June. The bid for the 80.2 percent of MAG would have been worth $179 million.
The mining sector got a boost Wednesday when Alcoa [AA
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- Reuters contributed to this report.
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