A write-off of more than a tenth of operating assets is not cause for celebration. On Thursday South 32, the mining group recently spun out of BHP Billiton, said it will take a write down of $1.7bn to reflect changes in the outlook for commodity prices. The company will also cut jobs and expenditure plans. The stock rallied 14 per cent, taking the rest of the sector with it; peers Rio Tinto and BHP jumped too.
經營性資產減記逾十分之一，并不是值得慶祝的理由。周四，不久前從必和必拓(BHP Billiton)拆分出來的礦業集團South 32稱，其將減記17億美元資產，以反映大宗商品價格前景的變化。該公司還將裁員，削減支出計劃。其股價上漲14%，帶動同類股票上漲；力拓(Rio Tinto)和必和必拓的股價也大幅上漲。
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