Winners and Losers on the Stock Exchange

Babcock & Brown Power (BBP) was the overall best performing stock taking in a 41.24 percent increase. It was a mixture of road development, asset management, aviation, power, utility infrastructure, and media companies who were among the best performing stocks for the week 27 of 2008 of the Australian sharemarket: ConnectEast Group (CEU), Babcock & Brown (BNB), Macquarie Airports (MAP), Babcock & Brown Power (BBP), Spark Infrastructure (SKI), Seven Network (SEV). These best performing stocks managed gains above 9.61 percent by the end of the trading week.

ABC Learning (ABS) was the overall worst performing stock taking in a 23.47 percent decrease. Among the worst performing stocks for the week 27 of 2008 of the Australian sharemarket were a mixture of education services, mineral export, energy, and mining and exploration: ABC Learning (ABS), Fortescue (FMG), Queensland Gas (QGC), Perilya (PEM). These worst performing stocks for the week 27 of 2008 recorded losses above 14.15 percent by the end of the trading week.

ABC Learning was the overall best performing stock - taking in a 57.53 percent increase in their share price this week. It was a mixture of learning services, energy, support services, and mining companies who were among the best performing stocks for the week 26 of 2008 of the Australian sharemarket: ABC Learning (ABS), Paladin Energy (PDN), Brambles (BXB), Iluka Resources (ILU). These best performing stocks managed gains above 15.32 percent by the end of the trading week.

Felix Resources was the overall worst performing stock taking in a 20.07 percent decrease in their share price. Among the worst performing stocks for the week 26 of 2008 of the Australian sharemarket were a mixture of property management, agribusiness, mining, utility infrastructure services: Valad Property (VPG), GPT Group (GPT), Futuris Corporation (FCL), Felix Resources (FLX), Spark Infrastructure (SKI), Great Southern (GTP). These worst performing stocks for week 26 of 2008 recorded losses above 14.44 percent by the end of the trading week.

FKP Property was the overall best performing stock taking in a 41.24 percent increase. It was a mixture of investment and asset management, financial services, energy and metal, and property companies who were among the best performing stocks for the week 25 of 2008 of the Australian sharemarket: Babcock & Brown (BNB), Allco Finance (AFG), Sims Group (SGM), FKP Property (FKP), Babcock & Brown Capital (BCM). These best performing stocks managed gains above 12.57 percent by the end of the trading week.

St. Barbara was the overall worst performing stock taking in a 31.25 percent decrease. Among the worst performing stocks for the week 23 of 2008 of the Australian sharemarket were a mixture of education services, toll road development and management, aviation, metal and mining, property funds management: Transurban Group (TCL), ABC Learning (ABS), Macquarie Airports (MAP), St. Barbara (SBM), APN/UKA European Retail Property (AEZ). These worst performing stocks for week 25 of 2008 recorded losses above 15.38 percent by the end of the trading week.

Babcock & Brown was the overall worst performing stock taking in a 51.96 percent decrease in their listed company value. It was a mixture of investment, fund and asset management, learning services, infrastructure services and energy companies who were among the worst performing stocks for the week 24 of 2008 on the Australian sharemarket: Babcock & Brown (BNB), ABC Learning (ABS), Babcock & Brown Infrastructure (BBI), Babcock & Brown Power (BBP). The majority of the worst performers for the week were attached to Babcock & Brown Group and it was the highlight of the week.

Spotless Group (SPT) was the overall best performing stock taking in a 18.21 percent increase. Among the best performing stocks for the week 24 of 2008 on the Australian sharemarket was a mixture of toll road development, oil and gas exploration, retail services, mineral and mining: Transurban Group (TLC), Woodside Petroleum (WPL), Santos (STO), Spotless Group (SPT), JB Hi-Fi (JBH), Mincor Resources (MCR). These top gainers for the week 24 managed above 6.79 percent by the end of the trading week.

Minara Resources (MRE) was the overall worst performing stock in either f the ASX100 and ASX200 indices taking in a 18.56 percent decrease in their share price on the Australian stock exchange. Although the overall loser on the Australian markets this week goes to Clive Peeters (CPR) which shed 25 percent closing the week at 50 cents.

Arrow Energy (AOE) was the overall best performing stock taking in a 12.61 percent increase. It was a mixture of drilling services, chemical manufacturing, financial services, energy and mining & exploration companies who were among the best performing stocks for the week 23 of 2008 of the Australian sharemarket: Boart Longyear (BLY), Incitec Pivot (IPL), Challenger Financial Services Group (CGF), Arrow Energy (AOE), Sundance Resources (SDL). These best performing stocks managed gains above 6.06 percent by the end of the trading week.