Stocks of interest on the Australian Securities Exchange on Tuesday:

ALL – ARISTOCRAT LEISURE – down one cent, or 0.13 per cent, at $7.87

Poker machine supplier Aristocrat Leisure releases its half year results on Tuesday.

BLY – BOART LONGYEAR – down one cent, or 5.7 per cent, at 16.5 cents

Drilling services company Boart Longyear holds its annual general meeting in Melbourne.

CYU – CHINALCO YUNNAN COPPER RESOURCES – untraded at 1.5 cents

Copper explorer Chinalco Yunnan Copper Resources holds its annual general meeting in Brisbane.

MEL – METGASCO – up 2.8 cents, or 58.3 per cent, at 7.6 cents

Metgasco is urging the NSW government to strike an out-of-court compensation deal following their legal tussle over the suspension of the coal seam gas explorer’s drilling licence.

SIR – SIRIUS RESOURCES – up 66 cents, or 20.4 per cent, at $3.90

IGO – INDEPENDENCE GROUP – down 70 cents, or 12 per cent, at $5.15

Miner Independence Group has struck a $1.8 billion deal to buy the company behind an emerging West Australian nickel project while the metal’s price hovers at historic lows.

SKE – SKILLED GROUP – up 14.5 cents, or 11.8 per cent, at $1.375

PRG – PROGRAMMED GROUP – down 11 cents, or 4.2 per cent, at $2.51

Australia’s biggest workforce provider, Skilled Group, has entered into merger talks with rival Programmed Group, just months after rejecting a takeover offer from the company.