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Stock report for this week of the top 10 Australian shares which are in the ASX 200. These stocks increased their share price by the most percentage points on the Australian share market, the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) from the previous week of trading. Other lists of Australian companies by Market capitalisation.

Stock report for this week of the top 10 Australian shares which are in the ASX 100. These stocks increased their share price by the most percentage points on the Australian share market, the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) from the previous week of trading. Other lists of Australian companies by Market capitalisation.

Here are the worst 10 performing stocks of the ASX 100 on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) this 25th week of 2010:

Ansell (ANN), an Australia based company that operates in the gloves and other protective product industry was the best performer of the week in ASX100 with a gain of 11.6 percent or $1.20 closing the week at $11.52 (market capitalisation: $1560 million).

Gail Kelly, the chief executive of Westpac (WBC) claimed that the worldwide financial meltdown is over. Her declaration came after Westpac- one of the largest banks of Australia saw its cash profit climbing up 33 percent to as much as $1.6 billion for the first quarter due to a sharp fall in bad debts. In her statement Mrs. Kelly said, it seems the worst of the financial crisis is over although the company is monitoring the development closely.

One of the largest banks of Australia, Westpac Banking Corporation (WBC) may go for softer approach to the mortgage pricing in case the Reserve bank of Australia (RBA) decides to raise interest rates tomorrow when it meets. Although the banking giant has continued to get squeezed due to the funding costs, it is expected to go for a "middle of the road" approach for pricing interest rates across the board.

Gail Kelly, the CEO of Westpac (WBC) has sold more than $7 million worth of shares this month which is believed to be an attempt to clear up some debt. However, Mrs. Kelly still obtains shares in her bank that worth as much as $32 million. According to the bank, Mrs. Kelly had dumped 300,000 of her shares in the bank. While talking about the issue, Westpac stated that Mrs. Kelly sold her shares to deal with her personal financial matters.

The chief executive of Westpac (WBC), Gail Kelly today stated that Westpac has started for the financial year 2010 strongly and the company is current in a good position in the industry as the economy continues to recover itself from the massive financial crisis. Ms. Kelly in her presentation also mentioned that a strong household sector was playing a key role in the recovery of the Australian economy.

One of the largest banks of Australia, Westpac Banking Corporation (WBC) has appealed last month’s High Court ruling in New Zealand regarding the structured financial transactions which might cost it as much as $NZ918 million plus penalties. Westpac stated that it had reviewed Judge Rhys Harrison's ruling termed the transaction as an attempt to avoid paying tax.