South Africa's Sibanye-Stillwater reports strong annual profit

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African precious metals producer Sibanye-Stillwater reported strong earnings for 2020 on Thursday, driven by firmer metals prices, a weaker rand and higher output.

Headline earnings per share for the year ended Dec. 31 soared to 1,068 cents ($0.73), compared with a headline loss of 40 cents a year earlier.

($1 = 14.6463 rand)

(Reporting by Tanisha Heiberg; Editing by Himani Sarkar)