AAC - AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURAL COMPANY LTD - down three cents at $1.30

Australian Agricultural Company releases half year results.

AWC - ALUMINA LTD - down 1.5 cents at $1.585

Alumina has forecast a better year in 2010 after saying it has come through the industry's worst yet period with a $2 million underlying annual loss.

BHP - BHP BILLITON LTD - up 25 cents at $39.85

BHP Billiton releases first half results.

BLD - BORAL LTD - closed on Tuesday at $5.48

Boral releases half year results.

CAZ - CAZALY RESOURCES LTD - up one cent at 38.5 cents

RIO - RIO TINTO LTD - closed on Tuesday at $66.99

Cazaly Resources says it has a strong case in its ongoing battle with Rio Tinto for the rights to one of the largest undeveloped iron ore deposits in Western Australia.

CBA - COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA LTD - down five cents at $52.72

Commonwealth Bank releases first half results.

CPU - COMPUTERSHARE LTD - up 12 cents at $11.95

Computershare releases half-year results.

DJS - DAVID JONES LTD - up 13 cents at $4.74

Retailer David Jones has sharply increased its earnings guidance and flagged higher dividends, after an improvement in consumer confidence helped lift its first half sales.

MQG - MACQUARIE GROUP LTD - down $3.07 at $47.28

Macquarie Group shares fell about six per cent to close at six-week low after the investment bank disappointed investors with a cautious profit forecast and short-term outlook that fell short of market expectations.

SGP - STOCKLAND - up five cents at $3.90

Stockland releases half year results.

SGT - SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LTD - up six cents at $2.43

Singapore Telecommunications has again denied reports it is set to sell off its interest in Australian telco Optus.

WPL - WOODSIDE PETROLEUM LTD - down 22 cents at $42.11

Woodside Petroleum is in talks with at least three parties, including a Chinese entity, about gas sales from the Browse liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Western Australia.

AAP