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"It was all about the index this week," said a European default dealer at the close yesterday (Thursday). Both the European iTraxx indices and the US CDX indices rolled into the new series this week, and trading surrounding these events dominated the market.

At the top end of table one Deutsche Bank has ousted Barclays Capital, forcing the UK bank back down into third position. The German house released 12 deals over the course of the week for over $700m equivalent, with its biggest deal being its Eu150m CMS-linked 30 year deal for Irish Life & Permanent.