3 ASX 200 uranium shares soaring 10%-plus today

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The share market's three biggest ASX 200 uranium shares are soaring on Tuesday as the uranium price continues to move off an 18-month low.

The uranium price rose by 0.6% in overnight trading to US$67.10 per pound.

Trading Economics analysts say the uranium price appears to be "gaining some traction" after hovering around an 18-month low of US$64 per pound throughout March and into April.

Trading Economics says markets are still assessing how domestic mining capacity will be impacted by possible US tariffs on key suppliers.

Another factor supporting ASX 200 uranium shares today is the latest quarterly update from Boss Energy Ltd (ASX: BOE).

Let's investigate.

What's driving these 3 ASX 200 uranium shares higher?

The following three uranium shares are among the five fastest risers of the ASX 200 today.

Here's why.

Boss Energy Ltd (ASX: BOE)

The Boss Energy share price streaked 13.2% higher to an intraday peak of $3.17 after the company released its March quarter update.

At the time of writing, the ASX 200 uranium share has fallen back slightly to $3.15, up 12.5%.

Boss Energy reported 295,819 pounds (lbs) of uranium oxide (U3O8) drummed, up 116% from the December quarter.

It also reported 246,869 lbs of IX production, up 15%.

The average realised price achieved over the quarter was US$84 per pound, with cash received for 268,000 lbs.

The company also revealed its maiden quarter of free cash flow from its Honeymoon Project in South Australia.

Boss Energy's managing director, Duncan Craib, said:

This milestone is the result of the highly successful ramp up, which saw production and costs meet or exceed our guidance.

Importantly, we generated robust margins at current prices, demonstrating the strength of Honeymoon in the current market and the project's immense upside on the back of future increases in the uranium price as the market tightens.

Paladin Energy Ltd (ASX: PDN

The Paladin Energy share price rose 10.44% to an intraday high of $6.24 on Tuesday. This was despite no news from the company today.

The ASX 200 uranium share has since retraced a little to be trading at $6.22, up 10.1%.

Paladin Energy released its latest quarterly update last week.

The company revealed the highest production at its Langer Heinrich Mine (LHM) since the mine was restarted in March 2024.

Paladin produced 745,484lb of uranium oxide at LHM, up 17% from the December quarter.

It sold 872,435lb of uranium at an average realised price of US$69.90 per pound.

Deep Yellow Ltd (ASX: DYL

Deep Yellow shares are up 12.74% to an intraday high of $1.15 on Tuesday afternoon.

There is no news from the uranium development company today. However, last week Deep Yellow also released its March quarter update.

Deep Yellow reported a net operating cash outflow of $9.2 million.

Earlier this month, Deep Yellow announced the deferral of its final investment decision (FID) on the Tumas Project in Namibia.

The company did this "due to insufficient uranium price incentivisation to justify greenfield project development".

Deep Yellow's CEO, John Borshoff, said:

We are at an extraordinary stage in the uranium supply sector.

We have a situation where the long-term uranium market is essentially broken.

This is due to more than a decade of sector inactivity, persistently depressed uranium prices, and utility offtake contracting practices which are yet to support the development of greenfields uranium production.

In its March activities report, Deep Yellow said the latest optimisation work at Tumas generated robust results at a uranium price of US$82.50 per pound, "further endorsing the Project's economics and standing as a Tier-1, long-life uranium operation".

Motley Fool contributor Bronwyn Allen has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia's parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.

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