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Australian uranium miners experienced significant gains as uranium prices surpassed $100 per pound for the first time in two years, reaching $101 a pound after Sprott Physical Uranium Trust purchased 500,000 pounds. The trust's holdings now exceed $7.3 billion.

Major local companies benefitting from this surge include Deep Yellow, which rose 10%, Boss Energy with a 2% increase, and Paladin Energy up 1.2%. Analysts suggest that $100 per pound may serve as a new price floor for the coming year.

The rise in uranium prices is part of a broader trend, with commodities like gold and silver also seeing substantial increases. Concurrently, major tech companies, including Meta, Amazon, and Google, are increasingly investing in nuclear energy to support their operations, with Meta planning to add 6.6 gigawatts of power by 2035 through partnerships with three companies.