Impala Platinum half-year profit plunges 43% as low metal prices persist

Feb 27 (Reuters) - Impala Platinum IMPJ.J said on Thursday its half-year profit declined 43%, mainly due to lower metal prices.

The world's second-largest producer of platinum group metals said its headline earnings fell to 1.85 billion rand ($100.15 million) in the six months ended December 31, down from 3.26 billion rand a year earlier.

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