TLS - TELSTRA CORPORATION LTD - down seven cents at $3.16.
Telstra says it is opposed to the federal government's proposal to split the telco giant, and has called for the senate to delay debate on the bill until its negotiations with the government are complete.
AMP - AMP LTD - up 32 cents at $6.79
WBC - WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION - down 18 cents at $26.12
AMP's banking arm and St George Bank, a Westpac subsidiary, have matched the Reserve Bank of Australia by increasing their variable mortgage interest rates by 25 basis points.
BRG - BREVILLE GROUP LTD - up 59 cents at $2.09
GUD - GUD HOLDINGS LTD - down 14 cents at $8.48
Product marketing business GUD Holdings has made a takeover offer for Breville Group, to create what it says would be a major Australasian small appliances business.
CBA - COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA LTD - up 19 cents at $53.16
Commonwealth Bank will issue $2 billion of hybrid securities, more than double the amount the country's biggest lender had aimed for, after a successful offer period.
CER - CENTRO RETAIL GROUP - up one cent at 21 cents
CNP - CENTRO PROPERTY GROUP - down two cents at 37 cents
Centro Retail Trust, which nearly collapsed under its debt last year, says it has fully repaid $US36.3 million ($A40.06 million) in a loan facility.
CGF - CHALLENGER FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP LTD - up 15 cents at $3.58
Challenger Financial Services Group says it's ready to take advantage of the economic recovery and grow, prompting the shares in Australia's biggest annuities provider to a 20-month high.
LLC - LEND LEASE CORPORATION LTD - down three cents at $10.51
Lend Lease Corp has sold its share of London's O2 Arena, and appointed Brad Soller as its chief financial officer.
POL - POLARIS METALS NL - steady at 62 cents
MIN - MINERAL RESOURCES LTD - up 14 cents at $7.12
The takeover battle for iron ore explorer Polaris Metals has no clear frontrunner, after the company's board was unable to decide which of two bids was superior.
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