Hochschild lifted by Berenberg upgrade after “ill-received” rare earths acquisition
Hochschild, historically a precious metals miner, last week acquired full ownership of the BioLantánidos rare earths deposit in Chile for US$56mln
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Hochschild Mining PLC is a leading precious metals company listed on the London Stock Exchange (HOCM.L / HOC LN) and crosstrades on the OTCQX Best Market in the U.S. (HCHDF), with a primary focus on the exploration, mining, processing and sale of silver and gold. Hochschild has over fifty years' experience in the mining of precious metal epithermal vein deposits and currently operates three underground epithermal vein mines, two located in southern Peru and one in southern Argentina. Hochschild also owns the Mara Rosa Advanced Project in Brazil as well as numerous long-term projects throughout the Americas.
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Hochschild, historically a precious metals miner, last week acquired full ownership of the BioLantánidos rare earths deposit in Chile for US$56mln
The precious metals miner consolidated its earlier investment in the Chilean ionic clay deposit to give it full ownership after being dented by sluggish silver prices in its half-year results
The FTSE 250 company said it was on track to deliver its 2019 production target of 457,000 gold equivalent ounces
Hochschild produced 245,000 gold equivalent ounces, which was the second-best half-year performance in its history.
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Carnival and Evra were the two big fallers among Footsie constituents
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The UK's blue-chip benchmark added over 23 points to close at 7,184
The gold and silver miner reported preliminary results for 2018 showing a drop in pre-tax profits to $38.4 mln from US$64.1 mln in 2017 and a decline in revenues to US$704.3 mln from US$722.6 mln a year earlier, while underlying earnings (A
BIg banking group Lloyds was among the top gainers on Footsie
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The black horse will be tasking the middle spot between HSBC and Barclays, with investors on the lookout for any news on cost-cutting and dividends
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Aside from the banking results, the week ahead will bring updates from other blue-chips firms such as BAE Systems, Anglo American, Pearson, and Reckitt Benckiser
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In a trading update, the education firm said revenues from continuing operations would be over £8mln, while profits were expected to be in line with expectations
The FTSE 250-listed firm, which operates three mines in southern Peru and one in southern Argentina, said the mine would be on "full care and maintenance" status by the second quarter of 2019
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The broker said they expected “full year operations to be at the better end of guidance, or above” as unit costs were lowered due to higher production rates and grades
Hochschild's mines enjoyed a record half of production with output rising to 19.9mln silver equivalent ounces (268,237 gold equivalent ounces)
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Footsie closed down 1.49%, or around 114 points, at 7,497 on the day
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The index of leading UK shares closed up just shy of 50 points higher at 7,676, while the FTSE 250 was also up
Easyjet and Severn Treant are among the key names in the diary for Wednesday.
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The week ahead includes updates from Royal Mail, Unilever, Sports Direct, Rio Tinto and Anglo American along with official UK data on jobs, inflation and retail sales
RBC would look to take profits in Hochschild and look for a more attractive entry point. It believes the next update on the exploration programme could act as a positive catalyst for the stock