Up 5% at time of writing, Fortescue Metals Group Ltd [ASX:FMG] has reacted well to improved iron ore prices.
Fortescue had earlier been under the pump as iron ore prices slumped.
Under the Pump
As seen below, from a high of $4.98 on 14 May 2018, Fortescue fell to $3.53 on 12 September 2018.
Source: marketindex.com.au
This 29% drop happened as the US and China butted heads over tariffs.
Recently, the price of iron ore has been improving, surging to a six month high as shown below.
Iron Ore Surges
Source: tradingview.com
Speculation that the Chinese policymakers will pump money into their domestic market has driven this surge.
This would be a return to the policies which saw China achieve impressive growth until now.
Today, Fortescue has profited from this speculation.
At time of writing, it has shown a 13% change over the past week.
Fortescue Responds
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Ryan Clarkson-Ledward
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