Markets morning briefing

View an online version of this email here.  All times are London time: Tuesday Jan 20 2009 FT.com - Financial Markets News FTSE rises as banks attempt rally Jan 20 2009 08:46 An attempted rally in London banking stocks helped steady the benchmark FTSE 100 index after the sector's dizzying sell-off over the previous session, with RBS recovering some of its steep fall Read more » Bank shares lead Asian markets lower Jan 20 2009 03:01 Asia-Pacific shares dropped following sharp declines in Europe overnight over concerns about the state of the UK banking industry Read more » Assessors prepare to check balance sheets Jan 19 2009 23:13 A small army of bankers, accountants and lawyers is to start poring over questionable loans on the balance sheets of UK banks to establish what losses the government might insure against Read more » ABOUT THIS EMAIL You have received this email because you have signed up for this briefing on FT.com Manage subscriptions | Unsubscribe | Change your email address Change whether you receive this email as HTML or plain text | Forward this email to a friend Privacy policy | Advertise | Contact © Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2009. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. The Financial Times Limited, registered in England and Wales number 227590. Registered office: Number One Southwark Bridge, London SE1 9HL. VAT number GB 278 5371 21.