FT today15 Jan 2020 08:57
Lithium producers rallied on Tuesday as investors bet on a rebound in electric car sales in China after the government gave assurances that its subsidies for buyers would not be cut any further.
Shares in Chinese lithium producer Ganfeng Lithium, which supplies Tesla, rose by 8 per cent in Hong Kong on Tuesday, while Tianqi Lithium added 9 per cent in Shenzhen.
The stock of Chilean lithium producer SQM also rose by about 9 per cent in New York on Monday. Shares in the company are now up 15 per cent so far this year.
The gains indicate investors are turning more optimistic on the supply chain for electric cars after a difficult 2019 that saw lithium carbonate prices fall more than 30 per cent due to rapid growth in production and a cut in subsidies in China.