Australia’s favorite  chk chk boom girl – Clare Werbeloff ( Man shot twice in Kings Cross attack)has  been  hitting the popularity charts sky high  and so have our small caps stocks  aka penny stocks.Unlike her false made up story though  our stock market story is very much real and  the small minnows have been shooting  up the  stock market  to leave the blue chips way behind.

The extraordinary performance of small industrial companies listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in recent times appears to have turned around – but at the same time, small resource companies are outstripping the overall market.

“Canny investors will know that over the longer term, small-cap companies are the breeding ground for future leaders and can strongly outperform large stocks.”However, the wide range of performance differences between companies again emphasises the value of stock selection in today’s volatile market.”

Best performing caps in the small  caps market Apr-June09

Aditya Birla  549%

Pacific brands 403%

Alesco 347%

Macquarie Countrywide 312%

Macquarie DDR 297%

Ing Industrial 290%

Tishman Speyer 284 %

Lynas 282%

Bradken 265 %

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Stock market investors have had a rough time in australia over the past few months. Those who have opted for shares in large, well-established companies such as banks, leading retailers such as Marks & Spencer and utility stalwarts such as BT have been among the worst hit. Instead of receiving the steady returns they had been accustomed to, investors have seen their dividends – and in some cases their capital – slashed to ribbons and even wiped out.