AAP Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at close on Thursday: ABC - ADELAIDE BRIGHTON LTD - down two cents at $2.89 Building materials producer Adelaide Brighton expects sales to improve slightly in 2012, but challenges remain because of ...

AAP Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at noon on Thursday: CBA - COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA - down 99 cents, or 1.91 per cent, to $50.79 Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has posted a profit of $1.7 billion for the three months to ...

Leighton Holdings Limited (ASX:LEI) subsidiary John Holland has signed a memorandum of understanding with Isaac Plains Coal Management to extend its mining services contract by one-year.

By Juliana Roadley, CommSec Market Analyst | May 15, 2012 1:12 PM EST Yesterday, the Australian share market closed higher boosted by an ease in Chinese monetary policy, with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) up 9 points to 4351 points.

It was a wild weekend for investors. The European market traded higher as no new news was seen as good news, but the US markets closed down on trouble in the finance sector and Chinese growth concerns wacked well-known companies.

AAP Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at close on Monday: DLX - DULUXGROUP - steady at $3.03 Paint maker DuluxGroup has reported a two per cent fall in first half net profit and says it expects the full year result, on an adjusted basis, ...