The precious metals company, which is also "positive" for the second half, said headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the six months to June is expected to be 350 cents compared with loss per share of 54 cents a year earlier when it was hit by strikes.

HEPS is the key measure of profitability for South African companies.

(Reporting by Pushkala Aripaka in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)