Diamond Shamrock led the consolidated active list, falling 3/8, to 14 1/2, on volume of nearly 2.4 million shares.

Hewlett Packard topped the consolidated active list, rising 1/8, to 49, on a volume of 3.9 million shares.

The total number of names on this new, consolidated list remains classified, but it is thought to number in the hundreds of thousands.

Of the 10 busiest issues on the consolidated active list, six are involved in takeover attempts announced since last Friday.

Yesterday, for instance, more than 5.7 million shares of the company's stock changed hands, placing it second on the consolidated active list.

Maneuvering is under way to form consolidated lists of candidates who can draw a major share of the votes.

Centerior Energy led the consolidated active list yesterday, rising 1/2, to 24 3/4, on volume of nearly 5.6 million shares.

Phillips Petroleum gained 5/8, to 14 3/4, on volume of 4.1 million shares, leading a consolidated active list that was dominated by oil issues.

In the consolidated list every school received the sum score of the three ratings, which consisted in 2011.

Leaders of the two government bodies have been trying ever since to negotiate a consolidated list of proposals.