Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at noon on Monday:
GFF - GOODMAN FIELDER - up 0.5 cents, or 0.78 per cent, at 64.5 cents
Up to 125 workers will lose their jobs after Australasia's biggest food company Goodman Fielder confirmed it would close its Hamilton meat factory.
GXL - GREENCROSS - up 34 cents, or 3.95 per cent, at $8.95
Veterinary and pet products group Greencross will continue to expand its network of clinics and retail stores in the second half of the 2013/14 financial year, keeping it on track to reach its full year profit guidance.
ISU - ISELECT - down 6.00 cents, or 4.44 per cent, at $1.29
Insurance comparison website iSelect says a new agreement involving lower commission rates from a car insurance supplier will negatively hit this year's earnings.
REX - REGIONAL EXPRESS HOLDINGS - down 8.00 cents, or 8.89 per cent, at 82 cents
Regional Express has called on the Abbott government to prevent the collapse of more regional airlines after flagging a steep fall in its first half profit.
WBC - WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION - up 34.5 cents, or 1.10 per cent, at $31.595
Westpac deputy chairman John Curtis will retire from the board in April.
