A write-off of more than a tenth of operating assets is not cause for celebration. On Thursday South 32, the mining group recently spun out of BHP Billiton, said it will take a write down of $1.7bn to reflect changes in the outlook for commodity prices. The company will also cut jobs and expenditure plans. The stock rallied 14 per cent, taking the rest of the sector with it; peers Rio Tinto and BHP jumped too.
经营性资产减记逾十分之一,并不是值得庆祝的理由。周四,不久前从必和必拓(BHP Billiton)拆分出来的矿业集团South 32称,其将减记17亿美元资产,以反映大宗商品价格前景的变化。该公司还将裁员,削减支出计划。其股价上涨14%,带动同类股票上涨;力拓(Rio Tinto)和必和必拓的股价也大幅上涨。
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