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The Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX: FMG) share price has opened the session strongly.
In early trade, the iron ore giant’s shares are up 3.5% to $17.37.
There have been a couple of catalysts for the gains by the Fortescue share price on Friday.
One is a strong showing in the resources sector. For example, the S&P/ASX 200 Resources Index is up 1.5% at the time of writing.
This compares favourably to the 0.1% gain being recorded by the ASX 200 index. In fact, if you were to take the resources gains out of the equation, the benchmark index would almost certainly be in the red.
Also giving the Fortescue share price a lift on Friday has been the iron ore price. With the company currently generating all its revenue from its iron ore operations, its shares are heavily influenced by the iron ore price.
The good news for shareholders is that, according to CommSec, the benchmark iron ore price climbed 3% or US$2.91 a tonne to US$100.09 a tonne overnight.
This was driven by positive news out of China relating to the restart of major housing projects in Zhengzhou. Traders appear to believe this will lead to increased demand for the steel-making ingredient.
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