11:41 AM EST - Royal Gold Inc. : announced second quarter net income available to common stockholders of $21.4 million, or $0.62 per share, compared to $3.41 million or $0.11 per share for the second quarter of fiscal 2008. Excluding items, the Company's net income was $3.0 million for the second fiscal quarter, or $0.09 per basic share. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to report earnings of $0.17 per share for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items. Royal Gold Inc.
shares T.RGL are trading up $0.69 at $57.59.
