Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Tuesday, May 27:

SAI – SAI GLOBAL LTD – up 73 cents, or 17.06 per cent, at $5.01

Private equity group Pacific Equity Partners has launched a $1.1 billion takeover bid for information services group SAI Global, who has sacked its chief executive Stephen Porges.

ALQ – ALS GROUP – up one cent at $7.31

ALS Group to release its full year results on Tuesday.

OFX – OZFOREX GROUP LTD – up five cents, or 1.55 per cent, at #3.27

OZForex to release its full year results.

OSH – OIL SEARCH LTD – up 10 cents, or 1.08 per cent, at $9.40

STO – SANTOS LTD – up 15 cents, or 1.06 per cent, at $14.36

The first cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) is heading to Japan from the $20 billion Papua Guinea LNG project – a joint venture project involving Santos, Oil Search and Exxon.

OZL – OZ Minerals LTD – up five cents or 1.3 per cent, at $4.00

OZ Minerals will hold its annual general meeting in Melbourne.