Stocks to watch at close on Friday

25 May 2012, 6:27 pm   -   Source: AAP

Stocks of interest on the Australian Securities Exchange at close on Friday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at close on Friday:

CBA - COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA - down 59 cents at $48.72

Commonwealth Bank of Australia has cut interest rates on some fixed rate home loans by up to 0.4 percentage points.

CSS - CLEAN SEAS TUNA LTD - up 0.5 cents at 3.5 cents

A mystery illness causing the death of its Yellowtail Kingfish will add at least $17.5 million to Clean Seas Tuna's full year loss.

EHL - EMECO HOLDINGS LTD - up two cents at 86.5 cents

Earthmoving equipment supplier Emeco has forecast full year profit growth of up to 41 per cent due to strong demand in Australia, Canada in Indonesia.

EKA - EUREKA ENERGY LTD - down 0.5 cents at 47 cents

AUT - AURORA OIL & GAS NL - down six cents at $3.20

Takeover target Eureka Energy has shrugged off criticism about its new $50 million debt facility after suitor Aurora Oil & Gas threatened to withdraw its offer.

HST - HASTIE GROUP LTD - in trading halt, last traded at 16 cents

Electrical and refrigeration company Hastie Group will take a $20 million hit to its full year profit after discovering "deliberate" irregularities in its financial accounts.

LEI - LEIGHTON HOLDINGS LTD - down 41 cents at $17.45

A Leighton Holdings company will build two large-scale "energy-efficient" data centres in NSW under a $182 million contract with the state government.

SGM - SIMS METAL MANAGEMENT LTD - down 75 cents at $11.50

Shares in Sims Metal Management have dropped six per cent in early trade after the scrap metal recycler warned of a weaker profit this financial year.

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