Stocks to watch at the close on Friday
Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at the close on Friday: up 11 cents, or 0.38 per cent, at $29.12 up 15 cents, or 0.22 per cent, at $69.83 up 4.0 cents, or 0.13 per cent, at $31.10 down 4.0 cents, or 0.13 per cent, at $31.25 Banks have rejected calls for a new tax on the industry, saying the move would hurt retirees and small businesses.
STOCKS to watch on the Australian stock exchange at close on Friday: steady at $5.10 down 28 cents at $27.75 down $1.17 at $66.93 down 54 cents at $30.25 down 43 cents at $30.57 The federal government has announced a raft of superannuation changes, including a tax exemption on superannuation earnings supporting pensions and annuities will be capped at $100,000, and anything above that level taxed at a rate of 15 per cent.