9:15 am:Leighton Holdings said its full-year net profit rose to $508.7 million from the year-earlier $450 million as healthy income from the Thiess subsidiary countered weakness elsewhere in its business. It had underlying net profit after tax of $584, having previously guided investors to expect profits of between $520 million and $600 million. Leighton will pay a final dividend of 60¢ per share, 50 percent franked, up from 50¢.
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$16.41 Sentiment: LT Buy Disclosure: Held