another -- liquidity rules are part of an effort to prevent another shock like the one from the lehman brohers' collapse. banking stocks rallied further. no surprise. our correspondents and does this summary of the trading day in frankfurt. -- our correspondent sent us this summary of the trading day in frankfurt. >> this means that the banks can take this money and profitably lend it off or invested on the market. for the banking sector as a whole, and for the economy, this this delay probably is not good news. -- this delay probably is not good news. it means we all have to live for a couple more years with a more risky banking sector, which is less protected against new turbulence. >> we will stay in frankfurt for a closer look at the numbers. the dax finished down by nearly six/10 -- 6/10 of 1%. the euro stoxx 50 was down 0.5%. the dow is down by similar numbers. the euro is higher against the greenback, trading at a value of 1.3108. the financial and environmental costs of importing food are driving new efforts to produce and sell more goods locally. >> that trend is now encouraging entre