Freeport-McMoRan Inc. Stock Advances 5.3%, Outperforms Market

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Shares of Freeport-McMoRan Inc. advanced 5.3% to $76.62 on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.6% to 7,673.52 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.2% to 52,786.07.

This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.

Freeport-McMoRan Inc. closed 4.5% short of its 52-week high of $80.24, which the company achieved on August 26th.

The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Newmont Corp. fell 0.8% to $127.09.

Trading volume totaled 16.7 million, compared to the 50-day average of 14.6 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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September 08, 2026 16:35 ET (20:35 GMT)