FTSE 100 records best daily gain for five weeks as Royal Bank of Scotland recovers from recent falls

Leading shares boosted by reasonable economic figures from UK, eurozone and US despite Chinese dip As leading shares recorded their biggest daily increase for nearly five weeks, even Royal Bank of Scotland was on the rise. Shares in the state-controlled bank have been under pressure since the surprise resignation of chief executive Stephen Hester and comments from chancellor George Osborne suggesting it could be split into a good and bad bank. But it recovered 8.4p to 281.9p after Investec moved...