ein paar Nachrichten zum Geschäft in den USA: http://www.streetinsider.com/Hot+Upgrades/...+(X)+to+Buy/6607845.html June 29, 2011 6:55 AM EDT Deutsche Bank upgraded US Steel (NYSE: X) to Buy with $56 price target, suggesting 33% upside.
The firm said, "...in a nutshell, we now view steel dynamics and investor sentiment as nearly the inverse of early 2011 when we downgraded the sector. Our upgrade is largely based on valuation, but we also believe that steel prices are nearing a 'floor'."
The firm now forecasts that benchmark US HRC prices will average $830/mt in ‘11 ($753/st) and $772/mt in ‘12 ($700/st); increased ~1% vs prior,
Deutsche Bank also upgraded AK Steel (NYSE: AKS) to Buy.
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Shares of US Steel closed at $43.31 yesterday, with a 52 week range of $36.93-$64.03. -------------------------------------------------- UPDATE 1-Deutsche Bank sees rise in steel prices, ups AK Steel, U.S. Steel http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/06/29/...Name=tnBasicIndustries-SP Wed Jun 29, 2011 3:55pm BST * Says AK Steel to benefit from easing cost pressures * Says U.S. Steel to gain from "stubbornly" high steelmaking raw material costs * Sees benchmark HRC prices rising 25 percent in FY11 June 29 (Reuters) - Renewed consumer interest and improved industry activity will boost steel prices in the second half of the year, Deutsche Bank said, lifting its rating on AK Steel (AKS.N) and U.S. Steel Corp (X.N) to "buy" from "hold." Deutsche Bank expects hot-rolled coil (HRC) prices -- a benchmark for flat steel used by automobile and appliance makers -- to rise 25 percent to average at $830/tonne in 2011. -- to rise 25 percent to average at $830/tonne in 2011. "Global steel prices are to become more supported including in China where we believe inventories and steel prices are near bottom," the brokerage said in a note to clients. Steelmakers have steadily been increasing prices, partly to benefit from a strong market after years of decline in the industry, and also to pass on spiraling costs of iron ore and scrap metal, two major raw materials for steel. Strong demand in China, India and other nations building up their economies, is also propping up the rise in steel prices. The brokerage said AK Steel will benefit from easing cost pressures and a positive outlook for its electrical steel segment. It said U.S. Steel will likely gain from "stubbornly" high steelmaking raw material costs. U.S. Steel's shares were up 6 percent at $45.75 in morning trade on Wednesday, while those of AK Steel were up 5 percent at $15.47 on the New York Stock Exchange.
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