ASX:S32Metals and Mining
South32 (ASX:S32) Is Up 7.9% After Record Copper Price Rally Sharpens Earnings Focus
In early January 2026, South32 drew investor attention as copper prices reached record highs on supply disruption headlines, lifting sentiment across global miners ahead of the company’s late-January quarterly update and February half-year results.
This combination of tighter copper supply and upcoming results has sharpened focus on how South32’s portfolio exposure to copper could influence its medium-term earnings profile.
We’ll now examine how record copper prices amid supply disruption...