Investors dig Rio Tinto despite profit drop

08/08/12 20:02 CET

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Rio Tinto posted a fall in 2012 first-half profit as prices for its products have been falling, while operating costs remained high.

However shares for Rio Tinto, which is one of the world’s largest mining companies, rose.

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