Trading and investing in Australian market is much easier than in American markets because it is far more liberalised. Public companies are only allowed to list themselves on the stock exchange, sell their shares and other debentures. Listed companies are required to make announcement about their loss or profit by the end of last three months before the ending of a fiscal year. In Australia, the listed companies have been categorised under the following sections:
- Alcohol & Tobacco
- Banks & Finance
- Energy
- Food & Household Goods
- Engineering
- Gold
- Building Materials
- Chemical
- Developers & Contractors
- Transport
- Diversified Industrials
- Insurance
- Telecommunications
- Miscellaneous Industrials
- Paper & Packaging
- Health Care & Biotechnology
- Infrastructure & Utilities
- Property Trusts
- Diversified Resources
- Retail
- Investment & Financial Services
- Media
- Other Metals
- Tourism & Leisure
- Banks & Finance�these companies help people in taking loans and solve the bank-related queries. They provide loans for investing. Some of them are:
- Bank Of Melbourne
- Bankwest
- Deutsche Bank
- Colonial State Bank
- National Australia Bank Limited
- Investment & Financial Services�these companies provide loans, shares and different investment plans for interested people. Some of the listed companies are:
- Alamian Investments Limited
- Adelaide Share Investments Limited
- Australian Emerging Growth Fund
- Autogen Limited
- BT Australian Equity Management Limited
- Retail�these companies have a number of departmental shops in Australia and nearby regions where one can find exclusive items of a particular brand. Some of the famous listed companies include:
- Austin Group Limited
- Coles Myer Limited
- David Jones Limited
- Housewares International Limited
- Just Jeans Holdings Limited
- Diversified Resources�these companies are involved in a variety of business operations. Some of the leading ones are:
- Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited
- North Limited
- Rio Tinto Limited
- Orogen Minerals Limited
- Amcor Limited
- Media�these companies are related with media activities. Some of the listed companies in Australian stock exchange include:
- APN News & Media Limited
- Entertainment World Limited
- Media Entertainment Group
- Prime Television Limited
- News Corporation Limited
- Engineering �These companies are related with engineering related works. Some of the well-known listed engineering companies include:
- Austal Limited
- Clough Limited
- Evans Deakin Industries Ltd.
- Farnell & Thomas Limited
- Multistack International Limited
