Ferrexpo (LON:FXPO) Trading 10.8% Higher - Here's Why

Key Points

• Ferrexpo plc shares saw a significant increase of 10.8% during trading, reaching a high of GBX 61.90 ($0.83) from a previous close of GBX 53.60 ($0.72).
• Trading volume surged to 8,940,306 shares, marking a 135% rise from the average session volume.
• The company, based in Switzerland, specializes in producing high-grade iron ore pellets which support the global steel industry and contribute to reduced carbon emissions.

Shares of Ferrexpo plc (LON:FXPO - ) traded up 10.8% during trading on Friday . The company traded as high as GBX 61.90 ($0.83) and last traded at GBX 59.40 ($0.80). 8,940,306 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 135% from the average session volume of 3,802,694 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 53.60 ($0.72).

Ferrexpo Stock Up 10.8%

The company has a market cap of £349.51 million, a P/E ratio of -115.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -0.18 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a quick ratio of 2.20 and a current ratio of 2.11. The business's fifty day moving average is GBX 54 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 53.05.

About Ferrexpo

Ferrexpo is a Swiss headquartered iron ore company with assets in Ukraine and a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange in the FTSE 250 index (ticker FXPO). The Group produces high grade iron ore pellets, which are a premium product for the global steel industry and enable reduced carbon emissions and increased productivity for steelmakers when the Group's iron ore pellets are converted into steel, compared to more commonly traded forms of iron ore. Ferrexpo's operations have been supplying the global steel industry for over 50 years, and in 2022 the Group produced 6.1 million tonnes of iron ore pellets, despite the war in Ukraine.

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