Gold price lifts Gold Fields’ interim earnings

JSE- and NYSE-listed Gold Fields expects its basic earnings a share for the six months ended June 30 to be between 90% and 110% higher year-on-year at between $0.17 and $0.18.

Headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the first half of the year are expected to be between $0.19 and $0.20, which is at least 290% higher than the HEPS of $0.05 apiece reported in the first half of 2019.