Costs, price rise should support Fortescue in challenged iron ore market, Jefferies says
** Analysts at Jefferies expect unit costs and price realisations to improve into year-end for Australian miner Fortescue FMG.AX
** The world's fourth-largest iron ore miner, on Thursday, posted a rise in Q1 iron ore shipments but flagged rising costs at its mines while realised prices had fallen
** Jefferies' expectations of costs and prices improving should offer support to the firm in a structurally challenged iron-ore market
** Brokerage says the costs rising and prices falling could be a temporary confluence of softening Chinese demand and increased low-grade supply competition from both fellow miners, BHP BHP.AX and Rio Tinto RIO.AX
** Brokerage maintains "hold" rating on FMG stock, keeps PT at A$20
** Fortescue has fallen 34.1% YTD, as of last close
Reporting by Rishav Chatterjee in Bengaluru
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