The One hour saturday session did not help nor the coming likanen report in the EU scare banks and investors on the Asia story as Monday began apparently without due cause or available discretion. Not to give in to rabid bursts of disgusted incompetence but, india remains patiently in wait to distinguish itself from the Asia story and though stocks will trudge up to 5500, Banks from Europe could be otherwise occupied in the coming opportunity of the Spanish liquidity event as unlimited bank buying replaces and supercedes all current monetary supports and back in Bangalore Infosys catches the scenic express from Zurich buying SAP and product house Lodestone. The Swiss Lodestone 's 850 consultants do not work for bugger or private banking clients but in manufactuing and automotive verticals with it also missing the in fashion healthcare business of the scenic Alpsdespite being in Swiss. 

The Liikanen review needless to say, adopts a lot of the Volcker and specifically it pays heed to the Britishconstituency and perhaps brings UK closer to agreeing with the EU on Financial sector reform for all in one size fits all as the struggling EC wants to. Vickers had recommended and had been approved for a new proposition in UK banks limiting trading assets and non business banking assets from participation of retail banking capital However anyone with trading assets less than 5% of (RWA?) assets could keep the trading business in the same company

Meanwhile a new staying power has apparently been reached for the Jobs exodus as a less than 100k nonfarm payroll addition in the August report from the BLS did not cause much accidents while we were away unless the Euro shuts down in European trading n a couple of hours. 

The Saturday session was evetless and the Index has hardly moved shape or sectoral preferences from Friday. However, banks completed a little ceremony where Dun & Bradstreet asserted HDFC Banka s a overall no. 1 bank for Fiscal 2010-11 and ICICI Bank and SBI split 3 awards each across categories with SCB winning the best Foreign bank ( parameters incl Quality of Assets) and Citi the best Foreign bank in retail ( old hat, new takers?)

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