The world's biggest listed mining firm also declared a record interim dividend.

這家全球最大的上市礦業公司還宣佈了創紀錄的中期股息。

Underlying profit for the six months to the end of December jumped to just over $6 billion.

截至12月底的6個月，基本利潤躍升至60多億美元。

That is up from about $5.2 billion last year.

這比去年的約52億美元有所增加。

The gains come on strong demand for Iron or from China on BHP says it expects that trend to continue in 2021 with global demand also recovering later in the week.

漲幅來自於鐵或來自中國的強勁需求BHP表示，預計這一趨勢將在2021年持續，全球需求也將在本週晚些時候恢復。

The same factors are expected to see strong numbers from rivals Rio Tinto and Fortescue.

同樣的因素，預計競爭對手力拓和Fortescue的數據也會很強勁。

For BHP vote coal is the one question mark.

對於必發彩票煤炭是一個問號。

Sales have taken a hit due to a trade spat between Australia and China, and the miner says it doesn't expect any quick resolution off that problem for a while.

由於澳洲和中國之間的貿易爭吵，銷售量受到了打擊，該礦商表示，它不希望在一段時間內快速解決這個問題。

The gains The firm's earnings numbers actually missed analyst forecasts but still cheered investors.

收益 該公司的財報數據實際上沒有達到分析師的預期，但仍讓投資者感到振奮。