Jiangxi Copper Company Limited provided unaudited earnings guidance for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017. For the period, net profit attributable to the shareholders of the company is expected to be increased by 140% to 160% as compared with the corresponding period of the preceding year. Major reasons for the estimated profit increase for the period is that, in the first quarter of 2017, the prices of the company's main metal products increased as compared with the corresponding period of the preceding year, thereby improving the results of the company.