Australia's St Barbara hits over five-month high on return to annual profit
28/08/2026 01:59
BUZZ-Australia's St Barbara hits over five-month high on return to annual profit ** Shares of St Barbara SBM.AX rise as much as 15.8% to A$0.77, their highest level since March 11
** Gold miner posts annual statutory profit after tax of A$490 million ($352.65 million) versus A$90 million loss from a year before
** Declares fully franked dividend of A$0.05 per share
** Considering undertaking a share buyback program of up to 100 million shares, co says
** 10.9 million shares change hands, 1.2x 30-day average
** Stock up 28.5% this year, including the day's move
($1 = 1.3895 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Sherin Sunny in Bengaluru)