Downer EDI

Australian engineering company, Downer EDI (ASX:DOW) has announced that the company has closed a $2 billion contract agreement for works at a BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance coal mining project including projects at Goonyella Riverside and Norwich Park coal mines, both located at the Bower Basin in central Queensland. The project will run until June 2015.

Downer EDI Project

iSOFT Group Limited (ISF), a company that supplies software and IT solutions to healthcare providers was the worst performer in the ASX200 list for the week. The company had a market capitalisation of $347.7 million and lost 40.7 percent to its stock price closing for the week at 34 cents. These stocks traded for 57 cents during the last week.

Incitec Pivot (IPL), an Australian global chemical company that mainly focuses on the production, trading and supply of fertilizers and chemicals was the worst performer of the ASX100 list for the 13th week of 2010. The company had a market capitalisation of $5378.5 million and lost 4.6 percent or 16 cents to its stock price closing for the week at $3.31.

Energy Resources of Australia (ERA), one of the primary producers of Uranium of the world was the worst performer of the ASX100 list for the 12th week of 2010. The company lost 5.9 percent or $1.20 to its stock price and was closed for the week at $18.90.

Mirvac Group (MGR) , a company that operates real estate business in residential and non-residential projects and involved in Real Estate Fund management was the worst performer of the ASX100 list for the 10th week of 2010. The company lost 6 percent or 10 cents to its stock price and was closed for the week at $1.48 (market capitalisation of $4436.9 million).

United Group (UGL), one of the leading broad-based infrastructure and services group of Australia with a market capitalisation of $2407.1 million which mainly focuses on manufacturing and engineering services, incorporate industrial maintenance and development and maintenance of industrial properties and resources with business operations in Australia, New Zealand, North America, Asia and in some parts of Middle East and Europe was the best performing stocks in ASX100 index for the

Perilya (PEM) was the overall best performing stock taking in a 18.9 percent increase in its share price this week. It was a mixture of metal mining, engineering and logistics companies who were among the best performing stocks for the week 8 of 2008 on the Australian stockmarket: Downer EDI (DOW), Oxiana (OXR), CSL (CSL), Perilya (PEM), Boom Logistics (BOL) and Kagara (KZL). These best performing stocks for week 8 of 2008 managed gains above 12 percent by the end of the trading week.

Energy Resources of Australia (ERA) was the overall best performing stock taking in a 13.9 percent increase of its share price. Among the best performing companies for the past week (week 3 of 2008) on the Australian sharemarket were a mixture of engineering, energy, industrial, mining and transportation: Sims Group (SGM), Energy Resources of Australia (ERA), Futuris Corp (FCL), Downer EDI (DOW), Toll Holdings (TOL). All the above best performing stocks for week 3 stocks managed more than 6 percent and less than 11 percent gain at the end of the trading week.

Emeco Holdings (EHL) was the overall worst performing Australian company this week taking in a 18.6 percent decrease in its share price. It was a mixture of mining, support services, retail and steel companies who were among the worst performing stocks for the week 45 of 2007 on the Australian stockmarket: Brambles (BXB), Wasfarmers (WES), BlueScope Steel (BSL), Emeco Holdings (EHL). These worst performing stocks for week 45 recorded losses above 11.8 percent by the end of the trading week.