UPDATE 2-BHP boosts dividend as half-year profit jumps 25 pct
February 20, 2018 at 02:59 AM EST
MELBOURNE Feb 20 (Reuters) - Global miner BHP Billiton reported a 25 percent rise in underlying half-year profit on Tuesday, helped by robust metals prices, and handed an extra $800 million to shareholders as it forecast rising cash flows in the second half.
