Fears that Greek citizens will vote down the European rescue plan sent the markets into a tailspin with the Dow diving 297 points to 11,657. Nasdaq plunged 77 points to 2606.
On the upside
Forest Oil (NYSE: FST) reported lower third quarter earnings but the results were in line with expectations.
Corinthian Colleges (Nasdaq: COCO) swung to a first quarter loss but the for profit educator forecast current quarter and full year results ahead of estimates.
BB&T (NYSE: BBT) will pay approximately $301 million to acquire BankAtlantic (NYSE: BBX) assets.
On the downside
Mad Money's Jim Cramer rated Qihoo 360 Technology (NYSE: QIHU) a Sell.
A Seeking Alpha article said that Renren (NYSE: RENN) was overvalued.
Gaylord Entertainment (NYSE: GET) narrowed losses for the third quarter but the results missed estimates.
In the broad market, declining issues outpaced advancers by a margin of 6 to 1 on the NYSE and by more than 7 to 1 on Nasdaq. The Russell 2000 which tracks small cap plummeted 27 points to 713.