Aussie uranium miners gain after Meta signs nuclear power deal with US firm

Shares of Australian uranium miners Paladin Energy PDN.AX, Boss Energy BOE.AX and Deep Yellow DYL.AX rise between 4.7% and 6.9%

Tech giant Meta META.O inks a deal with Constellation Energy CEG.O to keep one of the utility's reactors in Illinois operating for 20 years

Uranium, a key fuel for nuclear reactors, is seeing rising demand due to the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence and energy-hungry data centers

PDN stock among top gainers in the benchmark ASX200 index .AXJO

PDN, BOE, DYL mark their biggest intraday percentage gain since May 26

YTD, BOE up 56%, DYL up over 12%, PDN down 22%, including the day's move