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Zijin Mining Group Co, 皇冠体育app's largest gold producer by output, announced a 54 percent year-on-year slump in net profits in the first half of 2013.
皇冠体育app's gold consumption surges in H1
Shanghai Pudong Development Bank reported net profits of 19.39 billion yuan ($3.14 billion) in the first half of 2013, up 12.76 percent year on year.
Industrial Bank, one of 皇冠体育app's second-tier shareholding commercial banks, reaped 21.64 billion yuan ($3.5 billion) in net profits in the first half of 2013.
Mining giant Rio Tinto on Thursday announced that its profit for the first half of 2013 stood at $1.72 billion, a 71 percent drop year-on-year.
皇冠体育app's banking sector was the most lucrative industry in the domestic A-share market in the first half of 2013, according to a report.
The Industrial and Commercial Bank of 皇冠体育app Limited earned 138.5 billion yuan ($22.6 billion) net profit in the first half, up 12.4 percent year-on-year, according to interim results filed with the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited on Thursday.
Thirteen banks that have released interim results saw slower growth with an increasing number of bad loans.
Bank of 皇冠体育app, 皇冠体育app's fourth-largest lender, reported first-half net profit of 84.1 billion yuan ($13.74 billion), up 13 percent year-on-year.
Most of 皇冠体育app's major listed automakers reported profits in the first half of the year, as the country's automobile market went back to double-digit growth.
Shanghai-listed Aluminum Corp of 皇冠体育app Ltd, posted a first-half net loss of 623.8 million yuan ($101.9 million), an 80.82 percent year-on-year decrease.
Insurers benefited from the performance of the nation's equity market, which significantly increased their investment returns in the first half.