Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at noon on Tuesday:
CCA - COCA-COLA AMATIL - up 35 cents to $13.08
Beverages supplier Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) expects a higher underlying profit in the first half of the 2012 calendar year, despite tough trading conditions.
GNS - GUNNS - in a trading halt, last traded at 16 cents.
Woodchipper Gunns has struck a deal to sell its hardwood sawn timber business for $28 million as it continues to finalise its long-awaited capital raising.
PBG - PACIFIC BRANDS - down three cents to 59 cents.
Shares in clothing and footwear maker Pacific Brands have plunged after the company said there was no prospect of a takeover any time soon.
SUN - SUNCORP - up one cent to $8.29
Suncorp continues to be hit by natural disasters, with its insurance costs for the financial year currently $253 million above its expectations.
WBC - WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION - down 18 cents to $21.89
Westpac has cut its interest rates on its short term fixed rate home loans by up to 20 basis points.
