Daily FNArena News - Australia

Fletcher Building will acquire private NZ road builder, Higgins Group, cementing and adding to its position in the construction and infrastructure market in the South Pacific.

Navitas posted a modestly upbeat first half, sweetened by the announcement of a buy-back.

Weekly Update on ASX-listed companies buying in their own stock.

Orica chose not to provide updated guidance at its AGM, but brokers suspect an earnings downgrade could eventually materialise.

Fortescue Metals has impressed brokers as it continues to prove its operational efficiency in the face of weak iron ore prices.

FNArena provides a weekly update of Australian listed corporate bond issues, current pricing and yield data.

2016 is expected to remain a strong year for yield stocks, albeit total returns are likely to be more modest, brokers contend.

BHP Billiton is at a crossroads, with brokers bombarded by queries from investors as to where the stock is going.

Weekly Update on ASX-listed companies buying in their own stock.

Another down-draft in commodity prices has signalled further hard going for those companies contracting to the oil & gas and mining sectors.