Southern Cross Media Group Limited (SXL) gained 3.1% to close at $1.82 despite reporting a $82.7m loss for the 12 months ended 30 June 2010. SXL’s underlying profit from continuing operations increased to $19.9m, up 6.8% from the pcp. SXL declared a final dividend of 6.2cps, up from 3.2 cents in the pcp.

Major stock rises:

• Newcrest Mining Limited (NCM)         $37.25 +3.44%
• Ansell Limited (ANN)                         $13.48 +2.35%
• Goodman Fielder (GFF)                                   $1.34   +1.52%
• CSL Limited (CSL)                              $32.96 +1.32%
• JB Hi-Fi Limited (JBH)                                    $20.82 +0.97%

Major stock falls:     

• OZ Minerals Limited (OZL)                 $1.22   -3.56%
• Westpac Banking Corporation (WBC) $21.70 -2.82%
• Bank of Queensland Limited (BOQ)   $9.83   -2.29%
• Harvey Norman (HVN)                                   $3.45   -2.27%
• BHP Billiton Limited (BHP)                 $37.05 -2.17%

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Billabong International Limited (BBG) ended the day 9.9% lower to close at $8.03 after reporting net profit after tax of $146m for the financial year ended 30 June 2010, 4.5% lower than the pcp. BBG declared a final divided of 18cps, taking the full year dividend to 36cps down 20% from last year.

ANZ Banking Group Ltd (ANZ) gained 1.7% to close at $22.78 after reporting unaudited underlying profit after tax for the nine months to June 30 of around $3.6bn, up 26% on the pcp.

Major stock rises:

• Brambles Limited (BXB)         $5.65   +2.54%
• ASX Limited (ASX)     $30.49 +1.97%
• ANZ Banking Group Ltd (ANZ)          $22.78 +1.70%
• Nufarm Limited (NUF)            $4.07   +1.50%
• Newcrest Mining Limited (NCM)         $35.78 +1.19%

Major stock falls: 

• Billabong International Limited (BBG)            $8.03   -9.88%
• Aristocrat Leisure Limited (ALL)         $3.43   -3.65%
• Downer EDI (DOW)    $4.25   -3.63%
• OneSteel Ltd (OST)     $2.88   -3.36%
• Perpetual Ltd (PPT)      $30.45 -3.21%

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AMP Limited (AMP) ended the day 4.3% lower to close at $5.09 after reporting underlying NPAT of $383m for the six months ended 30 June 2010, 4% higher than the pcp. AMP declared an interim divided of 15cps, 7.1% higher than the pcp.

Downer EDI (DOW) ended the day 6.8% lower to close at $4.41 after reporting underlying FY10 net profit after tax of $197.3m, up 4.2% on FY09.  DOW declared an unfranked final dividend of 16cps, bringing total dividends for the year to 29.1cps, flat on FY09.

Major stock rises:

• Caltex Australia Limited (CTX)           $10.49 +4.27%
• Brambles Limited (BXB)         $5.51   +3.96%
• Computershare Limited (CPU) $9.56   +3.13%
• Crown Limited (CWN)            $8.60   +2.75%
• Telstra Corporation Limited (TLS)       $3.02   +2.03%

Major stock falls:     

• Downer EDI (DOW)    $4.41   -6.77%
• AMP Limited (AMP)    $5.09   -4.32%
• UGL Limited (UGL)    $14.66 -2.27%
• Nufarm Limited (NUF)            $4.01   -1.72%
• Suncorp-Metway Ltd (SUN)    $7.95   -1.49%

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CSL Limited (CSL) closed 2.7% lower at $31.90 despite reporting profit after tax of $1.05bn for the twelve months ended 30 June 2010, 22% higher than last year on a constant currency basis. CSL declared a final dividend of 45cps, 12.5% higher than the pcp. CSL also announced plans to undertake an on-market share buyback of up to $900m, representing approximately 5% of shares currently on issue.

BHP Billiton Limited (BHP) closed 4.4% lower at $38.42 after announcing an all-cash US$40bn takeover offer for Canadian group Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan. Potashcorp is the world’s largest integrated fertilizer and related industrial and feed products company.

Major stock rises:

• Transfield Services Limited (TSE)       $3.40   +4.94%
• UGL Limited (UGL)    $15.00 +4.17%
• David Jones Limited (DJS)      $5.09   +2.83%
• Downer EDI (DOW)    $4.73   +2.83%
• Rio Tinto Limited (RIO)          $73.45 +2.81%

Major stock falls:     

• BHP Billiton Limited (BHP)     $38.42 -4.43%
• Primary Health Care Limited (PRY)     $3.11   -4.01%
• Fairfax Media (FXJ)    $1.40   -3.11%
• MAp (MAP)     $2.97   -2.94%
• CSL Limited (CSL)      $31.90 -2.68%

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UGL Limited (UGL) gained 4.6% to close at $14.40 after reporting FY10 underlying net profit after tax of $151m, 0.5% higher than the pcp. UGL declared a final dividend of 35cps (ff), bringing total dividends for the year to 64cps.

Primary Health Care Limited (PRY) closed 3% lower at $3.24 despite reporting net profit after tax of $132m for the year ended 30 June 2010, 21.6% higher than the pcp. PRY declared a final dividend of 10cps (ff), bringing total dividends for the year to 25cps.

Major stock rises:

• UGL Limited (UGL)    $14.40 +4.58%
• Transurban Group (TCL)         $4.84   +3.86%
• Challenger Financial Services (CGF)   $3.57   +3.78%
• Perpetual Ltd (PPT)      $31.14 +3.63%
• Downer EDI (DOW)    $4.60   +3.60%

Major stock falls:     

• Primary Health Care Limited (PRY)     $3.24   -2.99%
• BlueScope Steel Limited (BSL)            $2.33   -2.51%
• OneSteel Ltd (OST)     $3.11   -2.20%
• Nufarm Limited (NUF)            $4.10   -1.20%
• Santos Limited (STO)  $13.82 -1.14%

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AWB Limited (AWB) gained 29.7% to close at $1.42 after receiving an unsolicited takeover proposal from Agrium Inc for the acquisition of all of the issued capital of AWB on an all cash basis of $1.50/share, valuing the group at $1.2bn.

Leighton Holdings Limited (LEI) gained 5.9% to close at $30.60 after reporting net profit after tax of $615m for the year ended 30 June 2010, 39% higher than FY09. LEI declared a final dividend of 85cps (ff), bringing total dividends for the year to 150cps, 30% higher than 2009.

Major stock rises:

• AWB Limited (AWB)  $1.42   +29.68%
• Leighton Holdings Limited (LEI)         $30.60 +5.88%
• Woodside Petroleum Limited (WPL)   $43.10 +3.83%
• BlueScope Steel Limited (BSL)            $2.39   +3.02%
• Nufarm Limited (NUF)            $4.15   +2.98%

Major stock falls:     

• Challenger Financial Services (CGF)   $3.44   -3.64%
• Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA)       $49.75 -3.36%
• Incitec Pivot Limited (IPL)       $3.27   -2.97%
• Qantas Airways Limited (QAN)           $2.46   -2.38%
• Primary Health Care Limited (PRY)     $3.34   -2.34%

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Equinox Minerals Limited (EQN) gained 3.1% to close at $4.98 after reporting net profit of US$106m in the six months to June 30, 2010, versus a loss of US$99.3m in the pcp.

Major stock rises:

• Incitec Pivot Limited (IPL)       $3.37   +6.31%
• Energy Resources of Australia Limited (ERA) $13.75 +5.93%
• OZ Minerals Limited (OZL)     $1.21   +4.29%
• Transurban Group (TCL)         $4.74   +3.95%
• Nufarm Limited (NUF)            $4.03   +3.87%

Major stock falls:     

• James Hardie Industries (JHX)            $5.57   -2.28%
• SIMS Metal Management Limited (SGM)        $16.91 -1.80%
• Brambles Limited (BXB)         $5.23   -1.69%
• CSL Limited (CSL)      $32.79 -0.79%
• Telstra Corporation Limited (TLS)       $2.92   -0.68%

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Telstra Corporation Limited (TLS) ended the day 9.5% lower to close at $2.94 after reporting FY10 net profit after tax of $4.07bn, down 4.7% on FY09. TLS also provided its FY11 earnings guidance for “flattish revenue growth together with high single digit percentage decline in EBITDA”. TLS declared a final dividend of 14cps (ff), bringing total dividends for the year to 28cps, flat on the prior year.

Coca-Cola Amatil Limited (CCL) gained 4.2% to close at $11.72 after reporting first half net profit of $212.7m, up 12.1% on the pcp. CCL declared an interim dividend of 20.5cps, 10.8% higher than 1H09.

Major stock rises:

• Myer Holdings Limited (MYR)            $3.64   +4.60%
• Coca-Cola Amatil Limited (CCL)        $11.72 +4.18%
• Transurban Group (TCL)         $4.56   +2.93%
• Computershare Limited (CPU) $9.15   +2.35%
• Crown Limited (CWN)            $8.27   +1.60%

Major stock falls: 

• Telstra Corporation Limited (TLS)       $2.94   -9.54%
• James Hardie Industries (JHX)            $5.70   -7.47%
• Transfield Services Limited (TSE)       $3.20   -4.76%
• Downer EDI (DOW)    $4.51   -4.45%
• Perpetual Ltd (PPT)      $29.80 -3.75%

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National Australia Bank (NAB) ended the day 2.2% lower to close at $24.50 after reporting unaudited cash earnings of $1.1bn for the June quarter 2010, slightly lower than consensus estimates. NAB also announced an agreement for a four-week extension (9 September 2010) with AXA to extend the period for NAB to satisfy the concerns raised by the ACCC in relation to the bank’s takeover proposal for the Australian and NZ businesses of AXA APH.

Cochlear Limited (COH) closed 2% lower at $69.86 despite reporting FY10 net profit after tax of $155.2m, 19% higher than FY09.  COH declared a final dividend of 105cps, increasing the full year payout to 200cps, a 14% improvement on the pcp.

Major stock rises:

• JB Hi-Fi Limited (JBH)            $19.90 +2.31%
• Harvey Norman (HVN)           $3.52   +2.03%
• Transfield Services Limited (TSE)       $3.47   +1.76%
• GPT Group (GPT)        $2.94   +1.38%
• AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Limited (AXA)    $5.56   +1.28%

Major stock falls:     

• Tabcorp Holdings Limited (TAH)        $6.41   -4.19%
• Sonic Healthcare Limited (SHL)          $10.62 -2.84%
• Computershare Limited (CPU) $10.00 -2.72%
• Incitec Pivot Limited (IPL)       $3.32   -2.64%
• Woodside Petroleum Limited (WPL)   $41.45 -2.33%

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Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited (BEN) gained 4.5% to close at $8.64 after reporting FY10 net profit after tax of $242.6m, representing a 190% improvement on the pcp. BEN declared a final dividend of 30cps (ff), indicating a full year dividend payout of 58cps, up from 43cps in FY09.

JB Hi-Fi Limited (JBH) closed 0.5% lower at $19.45 despite reporting FY10 net profit after tax of $118.7m, 26% higher than FY09. JBH declared a final dividend of 33cps (ff), increasing the full year payout to 66cps, a 50% improvement on the pcp.

Major stock rises:

• AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Limited (AXA)    $5.49   +5.37%
• Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited (BEN)    $8.64   +4.47%
• Nufarm Limited (NUF)            $4.16   +4.00%
• Challenger Financial Services (CGF)   $3.73   +3.04%
• AMP Limited (AMP)    $5.54   +2.21%

Major stock falls:     

• Mirvac Group (MGR)  $1.32   -2.21%
• Incitec Pivot Limited (IPL)       $3.41   -1.45%
• News Corporation (NWS)        $17.23 -1.37%
• Stockland Group (SGP)           $3.80   -1.04%
• Coca-Cola Amatil Limited (CCL)        $11.50 -0.86%

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