Trading

Shares trading in Origin Energy (ASX:ORG) ground to a halt today in anticipation of an expected announcement about its $35 billion Australia Pacific Liquefied Natural Gas (APLNG) project.

Origin teamed up with ConocoPhillips on the LNG venture. China's Sinopec also agreed to a non-binding 4.3 billion tonne LNG supply deal in February and is expected to be the first buyer, according to sources.

St Barbara (SBM), a company that operates in the gold production and mineral exploration industry with main focus on mining and selling of gold, investments, mineral exploration and exploitation in Australia was the best performer of the week in ASX200 with a gain of 25.4 percent closing the week at 37 cents (market capitalisation $722.5 million). The company traded its stocks for 30 cents last week.

iSOFT Group Limited (ISF), a company that is involved in the business of supplying 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 $254.3 million and lost 26.9 percent to its stock price closing for the week at 25 cents. These stocks traded for 34 cents a week earlier.

Eldorado Gold Corporation (EAU), a company that produces gold through projects in Brazil, China, Greece, Turkey and surrounding regions was the best performer of the 17th week in ASX200 with a gain of 9.4 percent closing the week at $18.06 (market capitalisation $548.5 million). The company traded its stocks for $16.51 last week.

Linc Energy (LNC), an organization involved in the energy industry with a primary focus on the exploration of coal, gas and diesel and a supplier of environment friendly power, diesel and aviation fuels was the worst performer in the ASX200 list for the 17th week. The company had a market capitalisation of $596.1 million and lost 20.4 percent to its stock price closing for the week at $1.23. Its stocks traded at $1.55 during the last week.

Hastie Group (HST), a company that is involved in the business of providing commercial and industrial air conditioning, mechanical, hydraulics, electrical and refrigeration products and systems was the best performer of the 16th week in ASX200 with a gain of 11.7 percent closing the week at $1.73 (market capitalisation $413.5 million). The company traded its stocks for $1.55 last week.

Biota Holdings (BTA), one of the renowned companies in the anti-infective drug manufacturing industry was the worst performer in the ASX200 list for the 15th week. The company had a market capitalisation of $241.9 million and lost 34.5 percent to its stock price and was closed for the week at $1.35. Its stocks were traded at $2.06 during the last week.

Australand Property Group (ALZD), a diversified property group that runs business in Sydney, Melbourne, South East Queensland and Perth was the best performer of the 15th week in ASX200 with a gain of 8.5 percent closing the week at $2.93 (market capitalisation $1690.1 million). The company traded its stocks for $2.70 last week. It was a mixture of property management, media, exploration and business project management companies in the ASX200 list for the week: Australand Property Group (ALZD), APN News & Media (APN), Beach Petroleum (BTA), Goodman Group (GMG), Sundance Resources (SDL).

Wotif.com Holdings (WTF), an online travel agency that offers online accommodation booking services to in excess of 45 countries with a primary concentration on Australia and New Zealand was the worst performer in the ASX200 list for the 15th week. The company had a market capitalisation of $1377.0 million and lost 14.6 percent to its stock price and was closed for the week at $6.57. Its stocks were traded at $7.69 during the last week.

Ausenco (AAX), a well known company that operates engineering and project management facilities in a global scale with a portfolio of operations including construction supervision, engineering procurement, project administration, commissioning and management of mineral processing plants activities was the best performer of the 14th week in ASX200 with a gain of 15.9 percent closing the week at $5.10 (market capitalisation $623.9 million).