RE: excellentbns was played up yesturday on a down day,yes they beat,but nothing close to the beats by cibc td and ry,mngt supporting down trend with a dividend increase,lets see how it plays out,as ry and td going forward looking for $2 billion dollar quarters,in the not so distance future,bns a ways out for that magic number,big winners going forward will be td ry and cm,cm for its tight float.but bns slow and steady a good thing.jmho