State-owned banks still dominate the financial sector and are kept profitable by a positivespread between loan and deposit rates dictated by government policy.
The last time we saw bigger positivespread (bullish sentiment exceeding bearish sentiment) was on February 22, 2007 when bullish sentiment was 53.9% and bearish sentiment was 22.3%.
The campaign to spreadpositive awareness seems to have had an impact, and together with scientists and astronomers, thousands of amateur stargazers and students turned out to watch this amazing celestial event.