Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Wednesday, April 2:
CWN – CROWN – up three cents, or 0.2 per cent, at $16.66
EGP – ECHO ENTERTAINMENT – up three cents, or 1.2 per cent, at $2.48
Expressions of interest to build a gaming resort in Brisbane, and up to two casinos in regional centres, have closed, with six parties, including Echo Entertainment and Crown Resorts, in the running.
LLC – LEND LEASE – up 10 cents, or 0.8 per cent, at $11.95
Australia’s biggest construction union will carry out safety audits on Lend Lease sites across the nation.
UGL – UGL – down two cents, or 0.3 per cent, at $7.00
Engineering firm UGL has won a $136 million contract to build a high voltage power link to the Roy Hill iron ore project in Western Australia.