LIVE MARKETS-Another slice of “yellowcake” – Sprott intends to keep buying uranium

* Major U.S. indexes advance; DJI posting ~1.7% gain

* Energy leads among S&P 500 sectors; real estate sole loser

* Dollar, gold fall; crude, bitcoin gain

* U.S. 10-Year Treasury yield ~1.40%; highest since mid-July Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.comANOTHER SLICE OF "YELLOWCAKE" – SPROTT INTENDS TO KEEP BUYING URANIUM (1415 ETF/1815 GMT)Clean energy plays have been a strong investor focus this year, but an increasingly popular way to play this theme has been through the uranium market.Uranium prices <UX-U3O8-SPT> have leapt over 60% to $50.25 a pound, the highest levels since 2012.But of those yearly gains, the nuclear fuel has jumped 55% since the inception of the Sprott Physical Uranium Trust in July .The trust, physically backed by uranium, has stockpiled 28.4 million pounds of U3O8 (triuranium octoxide), adding 10 million […]

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