FTSE losses limited to 55 points

In total the FTSE has lost 4.4% in three days, although positive results news from Royal Bank of Scotland, which climbed 2.99% to £20.69, helped the index claw back earlier losses of almost 2%. Sainsburys also performed well with a rise of 2.2% to 522.5p, closely followed by British American Tobacco which added 1.55% to £15.73, while DSG International climbed 1.46% to 173.5p, and Wolseley advanced 1.17% to £12.94. However Aviva continued to be the biggest drag on the index with a fall of 4.65% to 780p, closely followed by Prudential which fell 2.23% to 658.5p, while Standard Chartered...