NWS

Diversified media company, News Corp (ASX:NWS) have announced their results.

• Fall in revenue and write downs of Australian News Corp newspapers have led the company to report a $US1.6 billion (AUD$1.52) million loss for the 3 months to June 30.
• Annual net profit in the year to June 30 fell to $US1.2 billion (AUD$1.14 billion), from $US2.7 billion (AUD$2.57 billion)

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has approved the News Corp (ASX:NWS) for ConsMedia (ASX:CMJ).

As the year 2011 closed, share prices continued to fluctuate as companies and investors continue to trade stocks. This is a record of the best and worst traded stocks in the indices ASX100, ASX200 and All Ordinaries in the Australian Securities Exchange in the last week of 2011, December 26 to 30, 2011.

Best Performing Trade Stocks ASX100 (XTO)

ASX100

For the middle of the week, there are 12 stocks scheduled to go on ex-dividend and 3 companies that will hold their extraordinary general meeting on September 8, 2011.

Dividends

BSA (BSA) provides building services for heating, ventilation, air conditioning and fire systems.

Telstra

Telstra (ASX:TLS) annual profit fell 17 percent with net profit at $3.231 billion for the year to June 30, down from $3.883 billion last period. Revenue added 0.7 percent to $25.09 billion while earnings were down 6.4 percent to $10.15 billion from $10.85 billion last year. The company declared a fully-franked final dividend of 14 cents, with full year payout at 28 cents.

Webjet

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has set a hurdle on the News Corp (ASX:NWS)-backed Foxtel takeover bid on Austar United Communications (ASX:AUN). The regulator said that Foxtel's proposed $2.5 billion bid would create a near-monopoly and delayed its decision until September.

News Corporation (ASX:NWS) has ended its relationship with Myspace by selling the once premier social networking site for $33.33 million (US$35 million), a tiny fraction of its original purchase price of $552.38 million ($US580 million) six years ago.

Stock Market Trading Bottom Ten Performers on the ASX 100 for the week. These stocks decreased their share price by the largest percentage on the Australian sharemarket, the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) from the previous week of trading (14th week: 4th April to 8th April 2011). Other lists of ASX companies by market capitalisation.

Best Performing Stocks on the S&P ASX 100 for the week. These stocks increased their share price by the largest percentage on the Australian sharemarket, the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) from the previous week of trading (5th week: 31st January to 4th February 2011). Other lists of ASX companies by market capitalisation.