12:09 PM EST - Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Inc. : shares were down almost 9 percent lower on Thursday after the company reported a drop in its fourth-quarter profit. The company said fourth-quarter earnings were $9.8 million, or 28 cents a share, for the quarter ended December 31, down from $14.2 million, or 41 cents a share, for the same period in 2005. Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Inc.
shares T.RBA are trading down $4.16 at $67.20.
