Gemfields provided earnings guidance for the six months ended June 30, 2019. For the period, the company expects net profit after tax will be USD 12.4 million compared to a net profit after tax of USD 16.0 million for the comparative period of 6 months to 30 June 2018. In ZAR terms, net profit after tax will be ZAR 177 million (ZAR 197 million net profit after tax for the comparative period). Earnings and headline earnings per share are expected to be 1.0 cent for the 6-month period to 30 June 2019 compared to earnings and headline earnings per share of 1.0 cent for the comparative period. In ZAR terms, earnings and headline earnings per share will be ZAR 0.11 (ZAR 0.12 earnings and headline earnings per share for the comparative period).