Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at close on Tuesday:
NWS - NEWS CORPORATION - down nine cents at $33.89
NWSLV - NEWS CORPORATION NON-VOTING SHARES - down two cents at $33.77
News Limited has sold NRL club Melbourne to a private consortium gathered by New Zealand entrepreneur Bart Campbell.
RHL - RURALCO HOLDINGS LTD - up one cent at $2.81
Hot and dry conditions have burned agribusiness Ruralco's earnings, sparking a half-year loss only a year after it yielded a $10 million profit.
RIO - RIO TINTO LTD - down 12 cents at $55.30
Workers at a Newcastle coal terminal will stop work for eight hours on Friday as part of an ongoing industrial dispute at the facility.
SWM - SEVEN WEST MEDIA LTD - down eight cents at $2.28
Incoming Seven West Media boss Tim Worner has pledged to focus on producing quality content while cutting costs.
TGA - THORN GROUP LTD - up 13 cents at $2.26
People with bad credit histories are flocking to the Radio Rentals' brand, helping boost the revenues of its parent company by eight per cent .
TSE - TRANSFIELD SERVICES LTD - down 30.5 cents at 97 cents
Almost $141 million has been wiped from the value of mining engineer Transfield Services as cost cutting in the mining sector sent its shares to a record low.
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