Equity Structured Products and Warrants

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The Round Up

9 March 2010

Issue No. 287

The Round Up is a comprehensivedaily note produced by the RBSWarrants team providing an overviewof market movements along withquality ideas for warrant traders andinvestors.

Equities

Move Last % Move Range Volume

ASX 200+40.7 4807.9 +0.9%

+41 to +41 $3.5 bn(L)

SPI - yesterday+14.0 4816.0 +0.3%

-6 to +23 36,805(A)

Dow Jones-13.610552.6-0.1%

-24 to +22

AvgS&P 500-0.21138.5-0.0%

-2 to +2

AvgNasdaq+5.9 2332.2 +0.3%

-0 to +9

AvgFTSE+7.0 5606.7 +0.1%

-21 to +21

Avg

Commodities

Move Last % Today % Past Month

Oil-WTI spot+0.30 81.80 +0.4% +13.8%Gold Spot-12.751121.90-1.1%+5.5% Nickel (LME)-4.351008.07-0.4%+29.2% Aluminium (LME)+0.02 99.80 +0.0% +11.1%Copper (LME)-3.50337.33-1.0%+15.7% Zinc (LME)+0.87 106.24 +0.8% +16.7%Silver-0.1317.23-0.7%+14.7% Sugar-0.6221.57-2.8% -18.9%

Global Market Action

Scoreboard, commentary

Aussie Market Action

SPI Comment, Events & Dividends

News Corp. (NWSKZJ) MINI Trading Buy

- 2Q result drives higher guidance

Oil Search (OSHKZD) MINI Trading Buy

– Focus is clearly shifting to T3

QBE (QBEKZM) MINI Trading Buy

– Valuation looks compelling

Australian Strategy Reporting a surprise result

Equity Structured Products and Warrants

Dual Listed Companies (DLC’s)

Move %Move Last AUD Terms Diff to Aus

NWS (US)-0.02 -0.1%16.72 18.39

+6.0 c

RIO (UK)+19.5 p +0.5% £37.21 61.63

-1531.0 c

BLT (BHP UK)+26.0 p +1.2% £22.330 36.99

-652.0 c

BXB (UK)-6.5 p -1.5%£4.290 7.11

-10.4 c

American Depository Receipts (ADR’s)

Move %Move Last AUD Terms Diff to Aus

BHP (US)+0.19 +0.2% 79.37 43.65

+13.8 c

AWC (US)+0.10 +1.6% 6.20 1.70

-0.5 c

TLS (US)-0.07 -0.5%13.31 2.93

+1.8 c

ANZ (US)-0.23 -1.0%21.70 23.87

+6.7 c

WBC (US)-0.67 -0.5%122.37 26.92

-154.2 c

NAB (US)-0.46 -1.9%23.88 26.26

-6.5 c

LGL (US)-0.35 -1.3%26.50 2.91

-2.5 c

RMD (US)-0.39 -0.7%59.11 6.50

+0.1 c

JHX (US)-0.25 -0.7%34.17 7.52

-2665.3 c

PDN (CAN)+0.14 +4.2% 3.51 3.76

+1.6 c

Overnight Commentary

United States Commentary

TheDowhastakenabreatherfollowingthestrongpayrollsdatatheprevioussessionwithstrengthinretailandtechbeingoffsetbyweaknessinthehealthspace.CurrentlytheDowisoff12pts,theS&PisflatwhilsttheNasdaqisup0.2%.

Consumer -

McDonald's,up2.8%,climbedafterglobalsame-storesalesrose4.8%inFebruary,morethananalystswereexpecting.HomeDepotadded0.7%butWal-Martwasunchanged.Kraftfell0.7%withrumoursofactionbytheFSAforpotentiallymisleadingthemarketovertheirCadburytakeover.

Telecom -

Cisco,up3.1%andthebestontheDow,climbedaheadofanannouncementwiththecompanyexpectedtosayitcanhelptelecomcompaniesboostinternetspeed.SprintNextel,up4.9%,wasbestontheS&P100whilstVerizonadded1.5%andAT&Tclimbed1.2%.

Health -

Pfizerwasoff0.9%aftertheSupremeCourtagreedtohearanappealoverwhetherthedrugmaker'svaccinescausedseriousillnessesinsomechildren.PresidentObamaalsotookinsurancecompaniestotaskoverpremiumincreases.

Financials -

AIGclimbed3.8%aftertheyagreedsellitssecond-largestforeignlife-insurancebusinessAlicofor$15.5bnincashandstocktoMetLifewhichwasup4%.

United Kingdom & Europe Commentary

TheFTSEfinishedonan18monthhighadding7pointsasresourcescontinuedtorallyinandoilhit8weekhighs.Themarketfinishedtheday+0.1%,theDAXflatandtheCAC-0.2%.

UK Banks -

Banksweremixedtodayasattentionseemedtobeelsewhere.HSBC,RBSandLloydsoffbetween0.7%and1.3%whileBarclaysandStandardCharteredmanagedtochalkupgainsfinishingup1.1%and0.7%respectively.

Eco -

Nothingoverlyinspiringontheecofrontlastnight.InGermany,IndustrialProduction(mom)missedforecastsat0.6%vs1%expectedwhileEurozoneInvestorConfidencebeatexpectationsat-7.5vs-8.8.

Equity Structured Products and Warrants

Commodities Commentary

Miners -

MinersenjoyedanotherdayintheblackassentimentwasstillsupportedbyFriday'secodata.BHPgained1.2%asitnegotiatedtermstosellamajorityofitscokingcoaltoAsianandEurocustomersoncontract.RIO,FresnilloandLonminallupbetween0.25to0.5%withtheabovementionedaddingover5pointstothemarket.

Energy -

EnergystockswerethestandouttodayasOilralliedtoan8weekhighonthebackofaweaker$US.BGandBPup0.2%and0.7%respectivelywhileRoyalDutchmanagedtofinishtheday+0.6%afterjoiningforceswithPetroChinaandmakingajoint$3.3bbidforAOE.

SPI Commentary

TheSPItradedup16ptsor0.3%to4802.Openat4786withahighof4847andalowof4773.Volume33,040.OvernighttheSPItradedup5pts4809.

SPI Intraday SPI Daily

*SPI report taken from the 9:50am open to the 4:30pm close on the previous trading day. Charts taken from IRESS

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