Stocks to watch at noon on Friday Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at close on Friday: APN - APN NEWS & MEDIA - down 0.5 cents, or 1.1 per cent, at 46 cents APN News & Media is seeking Commerce Commission clearance to sell its New Zealand magazines business, including New Zealand Woman's Weekly and The Listener, to German-based Bauer Media Group. DJS - DAVID JONES - up 18 cents, or 6.6 per cent, at $2.90 Upmarket department store David Jones picked up an extra 2.1 per cent in sales to $424.2 million during the September quarter. DOW - DOWNER EDI - down 1.0 cent, or 0.2 per cent, at $4.92 Engineering firm Downer EDI has won a $400 million contract to build electrical infrastructure and instrumentation at the Chevron-operated Wheatstone gas project in Western Australia. Macquarie Group lifted its half year profit nearly 40 per cent and increased dividend payments to shareholders. BGA - BEGA CHEESE - up 42 cents, or 9.5 per cent, at $4.83 The world's biggest dairy exporter Fonterra has bought a six per cent stake in NSW cheese maker Bega. WHC - WHITEHAVEN COAL - down 1.5 cents, or 0.9 per cent, at $1.605 Whitehaven Coal says it has set a new company record by moving more than one1 million tonnes from its mines to the port of Newcastle in October.