Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at close on Friday:

RMD – RESMED INCORPORATED – up 19 cents at $2.73

US-based sleep disorder specialist ResMed Inc has reported a drop in profit for the first half of the financial year as revenue rose but so did costs.

TOL – TOLL HOLDINGS LTD – up three cents at $5.02

Los Angeles truck drivers who accuse their Australian employer, transport giant Toll, of treating them like “second-class citizens”, have announced plans to hold union elections at their workplace.

WPL – WOORDSIDE PETROLEUM LTD – up 51 cents at $34.48

BHP – BHP BILLITON LTD – up 24 cents at $37.66

Woodside Petroleum denies it is looking to sell a major part of its stake in the proposed Browse basin liquified natural gas (LNG) project.