Stocks to watch at close on Tuesday
STOCKS to watch on the Australian stock exchange at the close of trade on Tuesday: up 1.5 cents, or 1.5 per cent, at $1.025 Troubled surfwear retailer Billabong has appointed actuary and Rhodes scholar Dr Ian Pollard as its chairman elect.
Stocks closed higher Wednesday for the first day this week as rising oil prices offset worries about the global economic recovery.