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    Stocks to watch on Wednesday

    Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Wednesday:

    AAC - AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURAL COMPANY - down one cent at $1.165

    Cattle producer Australian Agricultural Company said it would lower the value of its herds, partly because continued dry weather has hit domestic cattle prices.

    NCM - NEWCREST MINING - down 92 cents at $17.00

    KCN - KINGSGATE CONSOLIDATED - down 16 cents at $2.80

    Shares in Australia's gold miners were punished for a second consecutive day on Tuesday after the price of the precious metal was smashed in offshore trade.

    QFX - QUICKFLIX - up 0.1 cent at 1.9 cents

    Australians will be able to buy HBO series through Quickflix without subscribing to the service.

    RIO - RIO TINTO - down 11 cents at $54.98

    Rio Tinto's cost cutting program is hitting its targets as the global miner posts a better than expected quarterly iron ore production report.

    WES - WESFARMERS - steady at $40.68

    Wesfarmers quarterly sales, due out on Thursday, are expected to grow around four per cent, driven by its supermarket giant Coles and home improvement chain Bunnings.

    Market Data

    • Currencies
      Currencies
      NamePriceChange% Chg
      0.9786-0.00-0.18%
      AUDUSD=X
      0.6460-0.00-0.17%
      AUDGBP=X
      0.7575-0.00-0.27%
      AUDEUR=X
    • Commodities
      Commodities
      NamePriceChange% Chg
      1,453.60-8.80-0.60%
      GCJ13.CMX
      28.58-0.21-0.73%
      SIH13.CMX
      3.450.02+0.51%
      HGH13.CMX
      93.300.34+0.37%
      CLJ13.NYM