Southern Cross Media has lifted its stake in takeover target Austereo Group from 14.9 per cent to 16.6 per cent. Its offer for the company closes on April 6. Neil Shoebridge

Medical device maker Unilife said it remains on track to commence production of its Unifil prefilled syringes later this month. It said it expects to commence sales of the syringes to pharmaceutical customers by the end of June. Its shares rose 6¢ to 76¢ yesterday, making it the best performing stock in the All Ordinaries Index.Khia Mercer