Stocks to watch at close on Thursday
Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at close on Thursday: up 10 cents at $20.28 Leighton Holdings' Middle East operation is part of a joint venture awarded a $US169 million contract for work on a mine in Saudi Arabia.
Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at noon on Friday: up $1.18, or 1.8 per cent, at $66.63 up 49 cents, or 1.32 per cent, at $37.48 up seven cents, or 1.55 per cent, at $4.60 The major miners all posted gains after the iron ore price climbed three per cent overnight to $US139.40.