(COMTEX) INDUSTRY: UBS Upgrades Several Metal/Mining Stocks [delayed] ( EventX/Knobias com ) Ridgeland, MS, JAN 23, 2004 (EventX/Knobias.com via COMTEX) -- UBS Securities upgraded PD, N, FCX, CCJ, FDG, AEM, GG, KGC and MDG from Neutral to Buy, as they predict the prices of several commodities to gain about 24% in 2004. The firm expects gold to rise by +17%, copper by +31%, nickel by +27%, aluminum by +18%, and zinc by 35%. They noted that raw material shortages are emerging in several market because of under-investment since 1998. They also believe the US$ weakness is mirroring and supporting the rise in US commodity prices. GET KNOBIAS IN REAL-TIME: Delivery of this proprietary Knobias alert has been delayed by at least 10 minutes. To get all Knobias alerts in real-time daily, visit knobias.com ABOUT KNOBIAS: Knobias is a premier financial information provider of trading and investing data covering all U.S. equities for investors and security professionals. Knobias is best described by its three major components: Real-time desktop applications providing quotes, charts, level 2, analysis etc.; Knobias RAiDAR providing thousands of real-time news stories, alerts and documents daily; Knobias fundamentals providing a comprehensive database of fundamental research information. CONTACT: Knobias.com, LLC 601-978-3399 601-978-3675 info@knobias.com www.knobias.com/cmtx Copyright 2004 Knobias.com, LLC, All rights reserved. -0- SUBJECT CODE: Analysts Coverage RATING(+) Industry/US Sector/US PREMARKET Hot Industry KNO-Zone *** end of story *** |