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BHP Stock Price Slips Despite China Ore Relief as Fresh Risks Build

BHP Stock Price Slips Despite China Ore Relief as Fresh Risks Build

NEW YORK, March 26, 2026, 17:29 EDT BHP Group’s U.S.-listed shares fell $1.51 to $68.50 on Thursday, even as fresh trade data showed some of its iron ore was finally moving out of Chinese ports. Rio Tinto lost $1.77 to $85.79 and Vale slipped $0.18 to $14.95. The mixed signal matters now. Investors are trying to judge whether BHP’s standoff with China’s state iron ore buyer is easing or merely pausing, just as the miner pays a 73 U.S. cent half-year dividend and faces a new fuel shock from the Middle East conflict. (BHP) Inventories of BHP’s Jimblebar fines, one
March 26, 2026