It's probably not too important in the context of what...

It's probably not too important in the context of what could/should happen with Bounty Oil et al, and PEP11, but the brazen market manipulation of the share price (by parties unknown) is starting to get on my wick.

Trades in BUY (Time in AEST) 23 June 2010
Time TSN Price Quantity $ Value
16:10pm 1431234832 0.083 1,749 145.17
14:43pm 1430861670 0.084 1,373 115.33
14:43pm 1430861667 0.084 18,627 1,564.67
14:26pm 1430811475 0.084 30,000 2,520.00
14:26pm 1430811462 0.084 1,373 115.33
14:26pm 1430811450 0.084 98,627 8,284.67
14:26pm 1430811447 0.084 1,373 115.33
12:44pm 1430549018 0.085 23,600 2,006.00
12:37pm 1430530288 0.084 20,000 1,680.00
12:14pm 1430463708 0.085 96,878 8,234.63
12:14pm 1430463686 0.085 100,000 8,500.00
12:13pm 1430462393 0.085 53,122 4,515.37
11:37am 1430343388 0.085 11,770 1,000.45
11:36am 1430340961 0.085 13,800 1,173.00
11:32am 1430329118 0.085 11,308 961.18
11:32am 1430329105 0.085 10,000 850.00
493,600 41,781.13

The piddling amounts involved in the last 2 trades indicate an ulterior motive. The ASX have notoriously been reluctant to clamp down on this rubbish. It is to be hoped that ASIC will do better.