Stocks to watch at noon on Wednesday
Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at noon on Wednesday: up 8.5 cents, or 0.35 per cent, at $24.595 ANZ is due to hold its AGM on Wednesday.
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.