March 11 (Reuters) - South Africa's Harmony Gold on Wednesday said its half-year profit rose 13% on the back of higher bullion prices, helping the miner boost its dividend.
Harmony's headline earnings per share came in at 14.31 rand ($0.8827) in the six months to December 31, from 12.70 rand previously.
The biggest gold producer in South Africa declared an interim dividend of 5.30 rand per share, up from 2.27 rand previously, making a record payment of 3.38 billion rand.
The price of gold soared by about 60% in 2025, driven by geopolitical and economic uncertainty, expectations of U.S. interest rate cuts, and increased purchases by central banks amid a global de-dollarization trend.
This year has seen further momentum, with gold prices gaining almost 30% to a record high near $5,600 an ounce at the end of January.
($1 = 16.2118 rand)
