Both profits and dividends were slightly lower than expectations, since BHP maintained cash reserves to face the risks to global economic growth such as the trade war between China and the United States, but also due to the increase in costs in Some of its operations.
BHP shares fell 0.4 cents to 36.10 Australian dollars ($ 24.43) on Tuesday, while the Australian market rose slightly.
($ 1 = 1.4775 Australian dollars)
Information of Melanie Burton in Melbourne; Additional information of Rushil Dutta in Bengaluru; Edited by Shounak Dasgupta, Bernard Orr and Joseph Radford, translated by Elena Rodríguez in Madrid
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