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Aristocrat Leisure (ALL), a gaming company that focuses on developing gaming machines, software systems and related equipments was the best performer of the week in ASX100 with a gain of 9.5 percent or 38 cents closing the week at $4.35 (market capitalisation: $2320.2 million).

Fairfax Media (FXJ), formerly known as the John Fairfax Holdings Ltd is the biggest and leading newspaper publishing group of Australia that focuses in information, entertainment and news publishing along with advertising sales in both print and electronic media was the best performer of the 37th week in ASX100 with a gain of 12.6 percent or 19 cents closing the week at $1.65.

Transfield Services (TSE), a company that offers services in maintenance, operations, assets and project management sector was the best performer of the 35th week in ASX100 with a gain of 23.3 percent or 75 cents closing the week at $3.96.

Transfield Services (TSE), a company that offers services in sectors like maintenance, operations, assets and project management sector was the best performer in ASX100 index for this week adding 26.1 percent or 58 cents in its stock price and was closed at $2.80.

Transfield Services (TSE), a company that provides services in sectors like maintenance, operations, assets and project management was the worst performer in the ASX100 index losing 13.4 percent or 36 cents in its stock price and was closed for the week at $2.31.

Transfield Services (TSE) was the overall worst performing stock taking in a 18.46 percent decrease in their share price. Among the worst performing stocks for the week 20 of 2008 of the Australian sharemarket were a mixture of specialist services, retail investments, and financial services: Transfield Services (TSE), Centro Properties (CNP), Allco Finance (AFG). These worst performing stocks for the week 20 of 2008 recorded losses above 14.28 percent by the end of the trading week.

Allco Finance (AFG) was the best performer in the sharemarket taking in a 113% increase in their share price for the week. Among the best performing stocks for the past trading week (week 13 of 2008) on the Australian sharemarket were a mixture of finance and real estate: Allco Finance (AFG), ING Office (IOF), Valad Property (VPG), Transfield Services (TSE), Platinum Asset (PTM). These best performing stocks for week 13 of 2008 recorded gains above 11.4 percent by the end of the trading week.

Dyno Nobel (DXL) was the overall best performing stock taking in a 31.57 percent increase. It was a mixture of explosives (mining), energy and mining & exploration companies who were among the best performing stocks for the week 35 of 2007 of the Australian sharemarket: Dyno Nobel (DXL), WorleyParsons (WOR), Aristocrat (ALL), Transfield Services (TSE), Beach Petroleum (BPT). These best performing stocks managed gains between 12.17 and 31.57 percent by the end of the trading week. The majority of the best performing companies were mining & exploration companies.