By: Reuters

Harmony Gold on Tuesday said its first half profit jumped 33%, driven by a gold price rally, and the company declared a record interim dividend.

The miner said its headline earnings per share in the six months to December 2024 were 12.70 rand ($0.6819), up from 9.56 rand during the same period of 2023.

Harmony declared an interim dividend of 2.27 rand per share, up from its previous record payout of 1.47 rand declared during the first half of the previous financial year.

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