Closing Bell: First Quantum Minerals Ltd up on Wednesday (FM)

In market activity today, shares of First Quantum Minerals Ltd opened at $17.00 and closed at $16.76. prices ranged from $16.52 to $17.35.

The price advanced 2.57% from the previous day's close of $16.34.

Today across North America, the TSX Composite closed -0.76% at 22639.57, the S&P 500 closed -0.16% at 5555.74, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed -0.14% at 40358.09 and the Nasdaq Composite closed -0.06% at 17997.35.

First Quantum Minerals Ltd has listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the ticker FM.

A total of 1,834,967 shares was traded during the session, with total trades of 8,334, while having an average volume of 1,806,192 in the last five days.

The TSX market on the whole today saw 1,249 price advancers against 3,959 declines and 110 unchanged.

During the prior 52 weeks, FM.TO has traded as high as $39.13 (July 31,2023) and low as $9.31 (December 13,2023). Moreover, in the last 52 weeks, First Quantum Minerals Ltd's shares have shrunken -51.67%, while they have boosted 54.47% since the start of 2024.

It announced a 0.08 dividend on July 25/23, with an August 25/23 ex-date and September 19/23 pay day.

Following today's trading, First Quantum Minerals Ltd has a market capitalization of $13.62 billion on a float of 833,531 shares outstanding. Its annual EPS is $-1.70.

First Quantum Minerals Ltd is a TSX Copper company headquartered in Toronto, CAN.

First Quantum Minerals Ltd's average recommendation is "Moderate Buy" based on 19.00 analysts according to Zacks. Currently, there are 6 buy ratings and 13 hold ratings for the stock.

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