Jiangxi Copper Company Limited provided earnings guidance for the six months ended 30 June 2018. According to the preliminary estimation of the finance department of the company, the realized net profit attributable to the shareholders of the company for the six months ended 30 June 2018 prepared in accordance with the PRC GAAP is expected to increase by RMB 415 to 664 million, or 50 to 80% as compared with the corresponding period of the preceding year. The net profit attributable to the shareholders of the company after non-recurring profit and loss items is expected to increase by RMB 83 to 332 million, or 13.34 to 53.38% as compared with the corresponding period of the preceding year.