Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Friday, July 10:

AMP – AMP – up six cents, or 0.97 per cent, at $6.27

AMP Capital’s China Growth Fund has been hit by turmoil in Chinese stocks, with the fund advising that a number of shares in its portfolio have been placed in a trading halt.

AWC – ALUMINA – up six cents, or 4.21 per cent, at $1.485

Australian company Alumina Ltd says it received $US71 million in income in the first half, while its joint venture partner Alcoa has announced a small quarterly earnings boost.

BFG – BELL FINANCIAL GROUP – up five cents, or 11.63 per cent, at 48 cents

Stockbroker and financial advisor Bell Financial Group’s half year pre-tax profit has more than quadrupled.

BHP – BHP BILLITON – up 45 cents, or 1.77 per cent, at $25.88

FMG – FORTESCUE METALS GROUP – up 11 cents, or 6.57 per cent, at $1.785

RIO – RIO TINTO – up 83 cents, or 1.66 per cent, at $50.89

Iron ore prices have plunged to a fresh six-year low as the commodity gets caught up in the fallout from China’s massive sharemarket plunge.

CTX – CALTEX – down 48 cents, or 1.44 per cent, at $32.89

Caltex Australia has reported a 45.1 per cent increase in its unaudited first half net profit to $251 million.

DVL – DORSAVI – steady, at 29 cents

Players with two US National Football League teams will be wearing movement sensor technology by Australian medical device company dorsaVi in their upcoming season.

FXJ – FAIRFAX MEDIA – up 0.5 cents, or 059 per cent, at 85 cents.

Staff at 17 NSW newspapers including The Land are reeling after another round of job cuts by Fairfax Media.

OCC – ORTHOCELL – up 1.5 cents, or 3.95 per cent, at 39.5 cents

Orthocell is one step closer to battling the dreaded athlete career-ending ACL tear after receiving a $430,000 research grant.

QAN – QANTAS AIRWAYS – up five cents, or 1.49 per cent, at $3.40

Qantas has welcomed an interim decision by the competition watchdog for the carrier to expand its partnership with American Airlines on services between Australia and the US.

QHL – QUICKSTEP – up 0.25 cents, or 1.45 per cent, at 17.5 cents

Carbon fibre components maker Quickstep expects a production order from a leading global car maker within weeks.

RFN – REFFIND – up six cents, or 30 per cent, at 26 cents

The developer of a smartphone app to help keep large companies in touch with staff has enjoyed a solid start to trading on the share market.

TLS – TELSTRA – up two cents, or 0.32 per cent, at $6.18

Telstra will plough an extra $500 million into its mobile network as it looks to keep ahead of rival Optus.