Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at the close on Tuesday:
NCM - NEWCREST MINING - up four cents, or 0.4 per cent, at $10.00
Gold miner Newcrest is sticking with its full year production target, despite a 12 per cent slump in output during the September quarter.
POH - PHOSPHAGENICS - down 0.1 cents, or 1.2 per cent, at 8.4 cents
Biotech Phosphagenics has reported positive results from its phase II clinical trial of its treatment for acne.
REG - REGIS - up 37 cents, or 10.1 per cent, at $4.02
Shares in aged care provider Regis Healthcare have jumped in their first day of trading on the Australian Securities Exchange.
RIO - RIO TINTO - up $2.48, or 4.3 per cent, at $60.07
Global miner Rio Tinto has confirmed that resources group Glencore has approached it about a merger but says it's rejected the offer.