Stocks to watch at close on Thursday
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.
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.