CKI Holdings (01038) 1H net up 5% to HK$5.51bn; div HK63 cts

    Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings (01038) said its profit attributable to shareholders for the six months ended 30 June 2016 rose 4.9% year-on-year to HK$5,511 million.
  Such growth was mainly attributable to a one-off gain generated by the sale of the Group's interest in Spark Infrastructure; and the translation impact caused by the weakness of the British pounds, Australian dollars and New Zealand dollars when results were converted into Hong Kong dollars.
  Earnings per share amounted to HK$2.19.
  The turnover was HK$14,056 million, a decrease of 0.4% from a year earlier.
  Profit contribution from the United Kingdom portfolio rose 6.6% for the period in local currency (in Hong Kong dollars: the increase was 0.2% with profit contribution being HK$3,187 million).
  Profit contribution from the Australian businesses increased 178.5% in local currency when compared with the same period in 2015 (in Hong Kong dollars: the increase was 162% with profit contribution being HK$1,436 million). The increase was largely attributable to the sale of a minority interest in Spark Infrastructure in June, which generated a one-off profit of A$136 million (HK$781 million). Excluding this one-off contribution, a year-on-year growth of 27% in local currency (in Hong Kong dollars: 19%) was achieved.
  The proposed interim dividend is HK63 cents (2015: HK60 cents) per share, payable on 9 September 2016.