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(SD) Source: BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research, Bloomberg Chart 5: Financials valuations have recovered si

clawed back around 2/3 of their underperformance vs Defensives. Of course it depends how you frame the question since we have included Utilities and Telecoms in the defensive basket. But when we downgraded Banks 10 days or so ago they had outperformed Food and Beverage by ~50% since the lows of early July.

hnology 647 14.9% 20% -9% Materials 24 40% 23% 3% Telecom 1 0.2% 29% 0% Utilities 2 0.3% 28% 0% S&P 500 ex.

0.1 0.1 0.1 Utilities 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 S&P 500 ex. Financials & Real Estate 117.0 102.4 78.3 68.5 S&P 500 GAAP EPS impact ($9) ($8) Source: FactSet, Blaomberg, BofAML Global Research estimates, BofA Merrill Lynch US Equity & US Quant Strategy We estimate share buybacks add $4 (or as high as $6) to EPS (GAA

osite —No-change line 35 08 09 10 11 12 Source: Bloomberg, UBS CIO, as of September 2012 Note: Past perfor

nue to like Healthcare as it offers solid long-term earnings prospects with low volatility and strong balance sheets. We reiterate our underweight in Telecoms, where we expect ongoing weak revenue growth as well as margin pressure. ¢ We are negative on Consumer Discretionary as earnings expectations may be