Centrus Energy (LEU) stock price jumps into long weekend as nuclear fuel trade stays in focus
Centrus Energy shares surged 8.2% to $331.03 Friday, with trading volume near 1.6 million, after the U.S. signed a civil nuclear deal with Slovakia and investors focused on government-backed reactor plans. Cameco rose 3.2%, BWX Technologies 2.2%, and NuScale Power 7.0%. Centrus recently secured a $900 million Department of Energy contract to expand uranium enrichment in Ohio. U.S. markets reopen Tuesday.