PRE-MARKET AUSTRALIAN STOCKS NEWS: Endeavour Group Ltd. (EDV AT) H1 (AUD) net fell 17% Y/Y to 247mln, EBIT fell 5% Y/Y to 563mln, rev. rose 1% Y/Y to 6.68bln

BlueScope Steel Ltd. (BSL AT) - Co. CEO signalled the company may engage with takeover suitors after previously rejecting a AUD 34/shr bid as too low. (The Australian)

Endeavour Group Ltd. (EDV AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net fell 17% Y/Y to 247mln, EBIT fell 5% Y/Y to 563mln, rev. rose 1% Y/Y to 6.68bln, dividend 0.108 (prev. 0.125). (Dow Jones Newsplus)

Rio Tinto Ltd. (RIO AT) - Co. is being urged to pay 55% more to complete its acquisition of Energy Resources of Australia as an investor says the target has been undervalued due to misconceptions over an Indigenous group’s ability to block development of a uranium mine in the Northern Territory. (AFR)

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd. (TWE AT) - Co. said CFO Stuart Boxer will retire on Sept. 30 and will remain committed to an orderly transition while the company assesses internal and external candidates for a new chief financial and strategy officer. (Dow Jones Newsplus)

Pension Funds - Australian and Canadian pension funds will cooperate to unleash greater cross-border investment. (Newswires)