Morgan Stanley reiterated its ""overweight"" rating and target price of 20 hkd for China Molybdenum Co following its recent gold mines acquisition. ""Acquisition is a key expansion strategy of China Molybdenum and the just announced gold mine acquisition should allay investors' concerns about the company's ability to execute its M&A strategy and its earnings visibility,"" Morgan Stanley said. China Molybdenum announced earlier that it will acquire a 70 pct interest in three gold mines, all of them located in the central province of Henan, for 350 mln yuan. ""Whilst these mines are currently small, with reserves of about 9 tons (315,000 oz) of gold, we believe there is significant future development potential that makes this a very positive announcement,"" Morgan Stanley noted. |