First half numbers stated:
BHP, the world’s largest listed miner by market value
Reported a 37% fall in first-half net profit
Said it would lift its midyear payout by 38%
Pretax Profit $6.07B
Revenue $21.78B
EPS 37.7c
Directors declared a dividend of 55 cents a share, up from 40 cents a year ago
Results were weighed down by one-off items totalling US$2bln
As of 8.28am the stock was trading down c.3.43% at c.1509p