Rio Tinto dividend surprise masks aluminium hit
<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rio-tinto-dividend-surprise-masks-aluminium-hit-064723427.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Vv1fLDKGWNvnBp2PEEvcvQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-02-09T064723Z_1_BTRE8180IV600_RTROPTP_2_AUSTRALIA-LABOUR.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="To match Special Report AUSTRALIA/LABOUR" align="left" title="To match Special Report AUSTRALIA/LABOUR" border="0" /></a>MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Global miner Rio Tinto reported a 6 percent drop in underlying second-half profits and took a $9.3 billion (5.8 billion pounds) charge mainly against its aluminium business, but appeased investors with a huge dividend hike, underscoring its long-term confidence. Like rival BHP Billiton on Wednesday, the world's No.2 iron ore miner was cautiously optimistic that a soft landing in China would drive growth this year and said expected commodity prices would remain volatile. ...</p><br clear="all"/>
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