5 shares you need to watch on Thursday

Keep an eye on the Kathmandu (ASX:KMD) share price today

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The S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) appears set to open slightly higher this morning, despite a mostly negative session for international equity markets.

Here's a quick recap:

  • FTSE 100 (UK): down 0.16%
  • DAX (Germany): down 0.57%
  • CAC 40 (France): down 0.39%
  • Dow Jones (USA): up 0.24%
  • NASDAQ (USA): flat

The Rio Tinto Limited (ASX: RIO) share price could receive some attention today. The miner's London-listed shares dropped 2% yesterday after it released its half-year results where it also announced a US110 cents per share dividend. That was up from US45 cents during the prior corresponding period.

Suncorp Group Ltd (ASX: SUN) reported its full-year earnings results today, as well. The company reported a 3.6% increase in net profit after tax (NPAT) and a final dividend of 40 cents per share, up from 38 cents previously.

And Kathmandu Holdings Ltd (ASX: KMD) provided an earnings forecast, saying it expects operating earnings (EBIT) to be in the range of $56 million to $57 million, while NPAT could be as high as $38 million. That is off the back of $445.3 million in sales, with same store sales up a total of 5.5% during the period.

Other shares that could receive some attention include ResMed Inc. (CHESS) (ASX: RMD), which fell 5.7% on Tuesday, and Qantas Airways Limited (ASX: QAN), which was one of the better performing shares on the market during yesterday's session.

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