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SYDNEY, Aug 26 AAP
August 26 2009, 5:14PM
Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at close:
AIO - ASCIANO GROUP - down three cents at $1.49
Asciano Group chief executive Mark Rowsthorn says the ports and rail operator expects "more of the same" in the 2010 financial year, after experiencing difficult economic conditions in the latter half of fiscal 2009.
CMJ - CONSOLIDATED MEDIA HOLDINGS LTD - up 35 cents at $3.28
SEK - SEEK LTD - down 17 cents at $5.18
Consolidated Media has sold its shareholding in on-line classifieds group Seek to institutional investors.
CNP - CENTRO PROPERTIES GROUP - down 1.5 cents at 15.5 cents
Centro Properties, which nearly collapsed under its debt during the financial crisis, has increased its full-year loss to $3.54 billion as it slashed the value of its properties.
GFF - GOODMAN FIELDER LTD - up seven cents at $1.465
Spreads maker and bakery goods company Goodman Fielder has posted a rise in revenue and net profit and says the outlook for the current financial year is encouraging.
HSP - HEALTHSCOPE LTD - in trading halt, last traded at $4.53
Health care provider Healthscope has unveiled a full year profit up 12.3 per cent, and launched a capital raising seeking at least $140 million in new capital.
IFL - IOOF HOLDINGS LTD - up 20 cents at $4.96
IOOF Holdings plans to sell its life insurance unit after the wealth manager posted a 32 per cent drop in annual profit, its first result since merging with Australian Wealth Management Ltd (AWM).
LGL - LIHIR GOLD LTD - up 20 cents at $2.76
Miner Lihir Gold has made a $US301 million loss in the first half of fiscal 2009, but has maintained its guidance for production in the full year.
MCC - MACARTHUR COAL LTD - up 21 cents at $9.40
Macarthur Coal has reported a 131.9 per cent lift in annual profit, underpinned by higher coal sale prices.
NZO - NZ OIL AND GAS LTD - down one cent at $1.35
New Zealand Oil & Gas reported a 45 per cent fall in full year net profit to $NZ53.2 million ($A43.57 million), as revenue from ordinary activities declined 41 percent to $NZ138.9 million ($A113.76 million).
PBG - PACIFIC BRANDS LTD - down 13.5 cents at $1.185
Pacific Brands has posted an annual net loss of $234.3 million and says trading since the start of the current financial year has been mixed and the outlook remains uncertain.
REX - REGIONAL EXPRESS HOLDINGS LTD - down two cents at $1.065
Rural airline operator Regional Express Holdings has seen its annual profit fall by 5.6 per cent but says the underlying business is strong.
SEV - SEVEN NETWORK LTD - up 24 cents at $6.66
Kerry Stokes's Seven Network has posted a 91.2 per cent drop in full year profit due to a writedown of its media assets and investments, but says its balance sheet is strong.
Seven will "think about" taking a board seat at James Packer's Consolidated Media Holdings.
SGX - SINO GOLD MINING LTD - in trading halt, last traded at $5.97
Shares in Sino Gold Mining were placed in a trading halt on Wednesday, ahead of an announcement about a possible takeover.
TCL - TRANSURBAN GROUP - up two cents at $4.17
Toll road operator Transurban Group says its earnings improved in the year to June but has still posted a net loss of $24.5 million.
TSE - TRANSFIELD SERVICES LTD - up 32 cents at $3.80
Transfield Services has posted a net loss of $55 million for 2008/09 and forecast flat to modest profit growth in the current year.
WDC - WESTFIELD GROUP - up 58 cents at $13.03
Shopping centres owner and operator Westfield Group has reported a loss for the first half of calendar 2009, after booking non-cash devaluations on its properties.
