Following the news, NMDC shares fell as much as 7.4 percent to 99.20 rupees, their lowest since July 25, marking their biggest single-day fall since Aug. 9.
Cochilco lowered its average copper price prediction for this year by $0.03 to $2.97 per pound on Thursday in its second negative projection in six months.
Ghana will seek to raise $750m through a sale of shares in a fund that will hold the West African nation’s stakes in mining companies and receive royalties.