With little in the way of economic announcements to deter investors today, equities look set to recover some of their losses as we round off the week. Following around a 10% hit to the FTSE 100 since recent highs there appears to be lots to play for. The UK's two state controlled banks are having mixed fortunes following news of capital shortfalls. Lloyds Banking Group, which chancellor George Osborne appears to be preparing for privatisation, is up 1.01p at 62.24p. But Royal Bank of Scotland, facing the prospect of a split into a good and bad bank, is down 5p at 298.7p.