NIKKEI 225	AUSTRALIA ASX200	HANG SENG	SHANGHAI COMPOSITE

KOSPI	SENSEX
NYMEX CRUDE	GOLD	VIX

BARC Goldman: reiterated neutral, tp cut to 347 from 391
RBS Goldman: reiterated neutral, tp cut to 37 from 41
RDSA HSBC: upgraded to overweight from underweight, tp 1955
VOD BarCap: upgraded to overweight from equalweight, tp 175
XTA BMO: upgraded to outperform from market perform, tp 1200

Morning guys.
Had expected to be mauled at the open again as the Dow fell off after we closed. And the FTSE is way up. Must have missed something!?
TT

Futures were down 46 at one point overnight, so it was a lucky escape for the FTSE this morning. Corporate results good, UBS good, even Toyota up, and Trichet returning from a meeting in Australia a day earlier than scheduled leading to some speculation that it might be to do something.

Thanks Kyoto. Closed my LLOY right now and waiting for prices to drift lower before I buy back in. Sods law says that today will be the day it continues to rise just to be contrary!