S.Africa's Exxaro half-year profit up 26% on higher prices

South Africa's Exxaro Resources on Thursday reported a 26% increase in half-year profit, driven by higher coal prices. Exxaro said its headline earnings per share - the main profit measure for South African companies - was 34.26 rand ($2.05) in the six months to June 30, compared with the 27.22 rand recorded during the same period last year.

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