This from another HC posting - this may explain the sudden...

This from another HC posting - this may explain the sudden fall:

"The following is a shopping list of almost 700 stocks held by distressed finance house Opes Prime. The ANZ bank has instructed its adviser Goldman Sachs JBWere to sell the stocks. The list includes some of the big names on the ASX such as Toll Holdings and QBE but most of the companies listed inhabit the small end of the market.

AAE, AAH, AAQ, AAR, AAS, AAU, ABJ, ABQ, ABQO, ACB, ACG, ACK, ACR, ADA, ADEO, ADN, ADX, ADY, AEX, AFA, AFGHA, AFT, AGI, AGO, AGX, AGXO, AIE, AIM, AJL, ALB, ALE, ALK, ALL, ALT, ALU, ALY, AMA, AMB, AMM, AMMO, AMU, AND, ANH, ANQ, ANZIMJ, AOEGA, AOK, AOS, AOSOA, API, APM, APP, AQD, AQDOA, AQE, AQR, ARH, ARM, ARO, AROOB, ARR, ARV, ARXO, ASB, ASC, ASX, ATG, ATP, AUJ, AUN, AUT, AVA, AVB, AVX, AWG, AXA, AXC, AXCO, AXM, AXT, AZA, AZM,

BAR, BBP, BBW, BCF, BCI, BCL, BDG, BDL, BDR, BEC, BEI, BFG, BIT, BKG, BKGO, BKM, BKY, BLG, BLK, BLKO, BLP, BLU, BML, BMM, BMU, BNBIME, BNL, BNO, BOE, BOEO, BOW, BOWD, BPG, BPO, BPOOB, BRM, BRO, BRT, BSN, BSR, BTA, BTV, BUG, BUR, BXP, BYI, BYL, BYR, BYRO, BZI, CAP, CAV, CAVO, CAZ, CBAPB, CCI, CCO, CCP, CCU, CDR, CDT, CDU, CDUO, CEO, CGF, CGG, CGGCA, CGT, CHM, CHN, CII, CIN, CIX, CLD, CMO, CMOOA, CNB, CNBR, CNF, CNN, CQE, COI, COS, COY, COZO, CPK, CPR, CQT, CQU, CRC, CSE, CSV, CTI, CTO, CTPOA, CTS, CTSO, CUL, CUR, CUS, CUV, CUX, CUY, CVGO, CVR, CWT, CXC, CXD, CXG, CXY, CXYO, CYL, CYT, CZA, DES, DGR, DIA, DIAO, DID, DLS, DMA, DMX, DRA, DRK, DSN, DVM, DVN, DXL, DYE, DYEO.

EBB, EBI, EBR, EBT, ECM, ECMCA, ECU, EDE, EDM, EDS, EKA, EKM, ELK, ELL, ELLO, ELY, EME, EMS, EMU, EOS, EPD, EQI, EQX, EQXO, ERG, ERH, ERHO, ERJ, ERN, ERNO, ESG, ESI, ESMCA, ESS, ETC, EUG, EWC, EXM, EXMOA, EZL.

FAS, FASO, FCN, FEA, FGE, FML, FND, FRE, FRI, FRS, FSA, FTD, FUL, FUN, FUT.

GBE, GBG, GCN, GDAOB, GDAOC, GDN, GDR, GFE, GGG, GGGO, GGY, GIR, GFL, GME, GMR, GMX, GNI, GNIO, GNL, GNLOB, GOP, GPNOA, GPR, GRKOA, GRP, GRY, GSF, GUN, GWR, GYN, HAO, HDG, HFC, HGO, HIG, HII, HLG, HSK, HTA, HTW, HTX, HXL, HYO.

IAGPA, IAU, IAW, IBG, ICV, IFE, IGC, IGG, IGR, III, IIN, IMA, IMD, IMI, IMU, INES, INL, INT, IPA, IPN, IPX, IRL, IRLO, IRN, ISS, ITC, ITS, IVK.

JAK, JAL, JAT, JET, JMB, JVG, JVGO.

KAL, KAM, KAR, KGL, KIK, KIKO, KMN, KOV, KSXOA, KTE, KTL.

LAT, LEF, LEFO, LEG, LEGO, LFE, LMG, LOM, LRL, LVL.

MAB, MAE, MAKO, MAL, MAR, MAU, MBI, MBP, MDG, MDL, MEE, MEI, MEO, MEP, MES, MFC, MFI, MFS, MFSG, MFT, MGU, MHL, MIN, MKY, MLI, MLM, MLS, MLSOA, MLX, MMB, MMN, MMNO, MMS, MMX, MMZ, MNC, MNCO, MNM, MNMO, MNY, MOL, MPD, MPJ, MPJO, MPY, MRB, MRBO, MRO, MRYO, MSAS, MSB, MSTG, MSTO, MTB, MTY, MUE, MUR, MVP, MVU, MWE, MWN, MXL, MXX.

NAL, NBL, NDO, NEC, NEO, NPL, NGE, NGM, NIP, NKP, NLG, NMS, NOD, NQM, NRT, NRU, NRUO, NSP, NST, NSX, NVT, NWK, NWS, NWSLV, NXS.

ODN, ODNO, ODY, OEC, OEL, OGC, OGCO, OMH, OMI, ONC, ONQ, ORD, ORE, ORI, OZG.

PAB, PBP, PCL, PDR, PDZ, PEA, PEN, PES, PESO, PFG, PGL, PGM, PGS, PHL, PIE, PIO, PLV, PMH, PNN, PNW, POS, PPP, PPS, PRE, PRO, PRR, PRU, PRW, PRWO, PSD, PST, PTN, PTO, PVE, PWR, PXL, PXS, PXUPA, PYC, PYM, PYMO.

QBE, QBEIMC, QMG, QOL, QOLOA, QSS, QSSO, QTK, QKQ.

RAUO, RBM, RBX, RBY, RBYO, RCO, RDR, RED, REO, REOOA, REX, REY, REYOA, RFE, RFEO, RFG, RFL, RMA, RMLOA, RNG, RNGO, ROY, ROYOA, RRL, RRS, RRSDA, RRTO, RSN, RSNCH, RSNGB, RUM, RVM, RWD.

SAE, SAR, SBL, SBR, SBS, SBSO, SDM, SEA, SEN, SEY, SFR, SGBPC, SGH, SHE, SHEO, SHX, SLA, SLACF, SML, SMLOC, SMZ, SNV, SPH, SPI, SPL, SRAO, SRK, SRKO, SRR, SRV, SRZ, SSI, STX, SWG, SWK, SXE, SYB, SYN, SYP, SYPO, SYR.

TAN, TAS, TAW, TAWO, TAWR, TBR, TDO, TEY, TEYO, TGS, TGX, THS, THRO, THX, TLM, TMX, TMXO, TNC, TNCOA, TNG, TOL, TOX, TRF, TRH, TRHO, TSH, TTR, TZL.

UBI, UEQ, UKL, ULT, UMC, UMS, UNI, UNIO, UNX, UOS.

VCN, VHL, VIL, VILO, VIP, VLA, VML, VMLO, VMS, VMT, VRE.

WBA, WCN, WCP, WCU, WDC, WDR, WEB, WEC, WEZ, WEZO, WHC, WIG, WLF, WME, WMT, WPG, WRK, WRR, WVL, WWH, WWI, WWM, WWW.

XCD, XRF, XST, XTE.

YRR, YRRO, YTC.

ZAUWBA, ZGL, ZMG, ZNC.

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