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LONDON, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Mining company Antofagasta raised shareholder returns on Thursday after posting a 7.5% rise in half-year profit on higher copper sales.
The London-listed Chilean company bucked a trend among major miners including Rio Tinto , Glencore and Anglo American, which reported lower half-year profits because of reduced commodities demand amid slower economic growth in key markets.
Antofagasta, majority owned by Chile's wealthy Luksic family, said it would increase its interim dividend to 11.7 cents per share from 9.2 cents last year. (Reporting by Clara Denina Editing by David Goodman )
