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Noble Group Tumbles as Trader's Cash Dwindles to Decade-Low
- Company reports $1.17 billion loss for quarter to September
- Bonds mixed as the notes due in 2018 drop, while 2020s climb
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Noble Group Ltd.’s shares tumbled as the embattled commodity trader’s cash holdings fell to the lowest in more than a decade, adding to pressure on what analysts say is an all but inevitable debt restructuring. The bonds due in March also dropped.
The Hong Kong-based trading house posted a third-quarter net loss of $1.17 billion, taking losses for the year so far above $3 billion, according to a statement after the close on Thursday. Available cash at continuing operations dropped to just $262 million at the end of September, according to a Bloomberg analysis of company data. Liquidity headroom -- a measure of capital available to fund its business -- fell by 43 percent over the quarter.