Links to Top Australian Companies - Materials, Energy, & Industrials:
TSX
Symbol		 US
Symbol		 Company Name Sector Link Market Cap **
Billion Canadian $
as of Aug 21, 2009
AMC AMCRY Amcor Limited Industrials Investors page $ 4.62
AWC AWC Alumina Materials Investors page $ 3.89
BHP BHP BHP Billiton Materials Investors page $ 122.87
BSL BLSFY BlueScope Steel Materials Investors page $ 5.40
BXB BMBLY Brambles Limited Industrials Investors page $ 9.88
FMG FSUMY Fortescue Metals Group Materials Investors page $ 13.76
IPL ICPVY Incitec Pivot Materials Investors page $ 4.97
LEI LGTHY Leighton Holdings Industrials Investors page $ 10.49
NCM NCMGY Newcrest Mining Materials Investors page $ 13.80
ORG OGFGY Origin Energy Energy Investors page $ 12.64
ORI OCLDY Orica Limited Materials Investors page $ 7.98
QAN QNTYY Qantas Airways Industrials Investors page $ 5.71
RIO RTP Rio Tinto Limited Materials Investors page $ 34.17
STO STOSY Santos Limited Energy Investors page $ 12.37
TEL NZT Telecom Corp. of New Zealand Telecom Investors page $ 3.91
TLS TLSYY Telstra Corporation Telecom Investors page $ 43.18
WPL WOPEY Woodside Petroleum Energy Investors page $ 33.44

** Market Capitalization applies only to shares listed on ASX and does not account for shares listed on other exchanges.  Companies such as RIO, NWS, NZT, and BHP have significant capitalization on other markets. Source: AFR.com

Links to Top Australian Companies - Financial & Consumer Companies:
ASX
Symbol		 US
Symbol		 Company Name Sector Link Market Cap **
Billion Australian $
as of Aug 21, 2009
AMP   AMP Limited Financials Investors page $ 12.02
ANZ ANZBY Australia & New Zealand Banking Financials Investors page $ 47.66
AXA AXAPY AXA Pacific Holdings Financials Investors page $ 8.55
CBA CBAUF Commonwealth Bank of Australia Financials Investors page $ 66.14
CSL CMXHF CSL Limited Health Care Investors page $ 19.43
FXJ FFXLY Fairfax Media Cons. Disc. Investors page $ 3.32
FGL FBRWY Foster's Group Cons. Stpls. Investors page $ 10.26
HVN HNORY Harvey Norman Cons. Disc. Investors page $ 3.28
IAG IAUGY Insurance Australia Group Financials Investors page $ 7.35
MQG MQBEF Macquarie Group Financials Investors page $ 14.82
NAB NABZY National Australia Bank Financials Investors page $ 52.92
NWS NWS News Corp Cons. Disc. Investors page $ 35.11
QBE QBEIY QBE Insurance Group Financials Investors page $ 23.41
SGP STKAF Stockland Group Financials Investors page $ 8.17
WES WFAFF Wesfarmers Limited Cons. Stpls. Investors page $ 29.12
WDC WFGPY Westfield Group Financials Investors page $ 26.07
WBC WBK Westpac Banking Financials Investors page $ 66.87
WOW   Woolworths Limited Cons. Stpls. Investors page $33.83


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