Dyno Noble

Riversdale (RIV) was the overall best performing shares on the Australian sharemarket taking in a 19.4 percent increase. Among the best performing companies for the past week (week 10 of 2008) on the Australian sharemarket were a mixture of mining and chemical: Incitec Pivot (IPL), Dyno Noble (DXL), Newcrest (NCM), Riversdale (RIV), Western Areas (WSA), Energy Resources of Australia (ERA). Five out of best six performing stocks for indices were mining companies and it was the highlight of the trading week. This clearly indicates the progress achieved by Australian mining companies.

Bradken (BKN) was the overall worst performing stock taking in a 40 percent drop in its share price. Among the worst performing stocks for the week 50 of 2008 on the Australian sharemarket were a mixture of commercial explosives, mining, steel and crop protection: Dyno Noble (DXL), Zinifex (ZFX), Boart Longyear (BLY), Bradken (BKN), Nufarm (NUF). These top 6 worst performing stocks for week 50 recorded losses above 10 percent by the end of the trading week. The overall worst performing stock, Bradken had a significant gap between the next highest worst performing stock.