SGT

Australia's second largest telecommunications provider, SingTel (ASX:SGT) have released its third quarter results to the Australian stockmarket investors and traders.

• Optus Net profit for 3 months to December 31 was $160 million, down 8 percent from $177 million for the previous corresponding period.

For the sharemarket events on Friday, December 16, 2011, there will be an ex-dividend, a float, six Extraordinary General Meetings and seven Annual General Meetings.

Ex-Dividend

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

There's only one EGM and AGM for tomorrow, but there's plenty to look forward to for the rest of the week. One company is scheduled to float and there are three stocks that will go on ex-dividend.

Upcoming Dividends

Ozgrowth and Westoz Investment Company's stocks will go on ex-divided in August 3, 2011 then the following day, it will be Singapore Telecommunications Limited's turn.

Top Shares - Stock Market Trading on the ASX200 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 (10th week: 7th March to 11th March 2011). Other lists of ASX companies by market capitalisation.

Negative Stock Price Action from these ASX200 companies this week. These stocks decreased their share price by the largest percentage on the Australian sharemarket, the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) from the previous week of trading (50th week: 13th December to 17th December 2010). Other lists of Australian companies by Market capitalisation.

Australia's second largest telecommunications provider, SingTel (ASX:SGT), which owns Optus, has increased their net profit for the six months to September 30 to $345 million from $291 million for the previous corresponding financial period. The 18.6 percent lift in first half profit came from a growing mobile phone customer base as well as prudent cost management.

ASX200 Bottom stocks List from the ASX200 index. These stocks decreased their share price by the most percentage points on the Australian share market, the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) from the last week of trading (40th week of 2010: 4th to 8th October). ASX200 bottom stocks this week include: PLA, ALS, HIL, CTX, MMX, PDN, SGT, OST, BOQ, EAU, BLD, GNS, BPT, IFN, DJS.