Stocks to watch at noon on Wednesday
Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at noon on Wednesday include some major miners.
Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at close on Thursday: down five cents at $24.72 down 72 cents ta $60.36 down six cents at $24.25 down 11 cents at $25.47 Profits for the major banks will stagnate in 2013 and the weakening economy will cause a rise in bad debt charges, ratings agency Moody's says.