Freeport-McMoRan expects Q2 loss, cuts gold sales outlook

Freeport-McMoRan said on Monday it expects to report a loss in the second quarter, hit by lower gold production, weaker copper prices and higher costs, sending the US miner’s shares down nearly 6%. The shares were further pressurized as gold prices fell following signs of easing trade tensions between the United States and China that reduced the attraction of safe-haven assets.