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Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at close:
CBH - CBH RESOURCES LTD - up 1.5 cents to 18.5 cents
CBH Resources has received an alternative proposal, from an unnamed party, to the $213.45 million takeover offer from Belgian zinc giant Nyrstar NV.
LNG - LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS LTD - up 1.5 cents to 52.5 cents
AOE - ARROW ENERGY LTD - down two cents to $5.23
Liquefied Natural Gas shares rocketed after it announced changes to the terms of sale of its Fisherman's Landing project in Queensland to Arrow Energy.
MYR - MYER HOLDINGS LTD - steady at $3.51
Jennifer Hawkins played fashion's grand conductor along with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and a 500-plus cast and crew for the epic-sized launch of the department store's autumn winter 2010 collection staged at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl.
NAB - NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LTD - down eight cents to $26.75
National Australia Bank has released financial information for the past two fiscal years in the format that it will use in future, beginning with the bank's 2010 financial results.
RCY - RIVERCITY MOTORWAY GROUP - steady at 24 cents
Traffic is flowing freely again through Brisbane's Clem7 tunnel after a break down clogged the $3 billion crossing during its first peak-hour test.
RIO - RIO TINTO LTD - up 12 cents to $75.50
Rio Tinto says forecast global and Chinese growth in 2010 augurs well for metal and mineral prices.
SGP - STOCKLAND GROUP - down one cent to $3.95
Cutting red tape, adequate planning and building smaller houses will help housing affordability as Australia's populations grows, Stockland chief executive Matthew Quinn says.
SEV - SEVEN NETWORK LTD - up three cents to $8.00
Shares in Kerry Stokes' Seven Network Ltd have come out of a trading halt after the release of a scheme booklet relating to the proposed merger of the media company and WestTrac Holdings.
TLS - TELSTRA CORPORATION LTD - up seven cents to 11 cents
Telstra has sold one billion euros ($A1.5 billion) of 10 year bonds.
