Banks head the risers.Positive comment from Nomura has boosted Lloyds. Even so, RBS, HSBC and Barclays are also higher. African Barrick Gold continues to rise after yesterday's figures. BAE Systems has fallen after warning that sales in 2011 will decline as cutbacks in government spending start to bite. The defence company saw sales edge up by 1.8% in 2010 to £22.4bn, while underlying earnings per share climbed to 40.8p, versus market expectations of 41.85p.FTSE 100 - Risers Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) 49.00p +3.81%African Barrick Gold (ABG) 548.00p +3.01%Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) 69.06p +2.78%HSBC Holdings (HSBA) 737.80p +2.26%InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) 1,431.00p +2.21%Autonomy Corporation (AU.) 1,668.00p +2.08%Essar Energy (ESSR) 535.50p +1.90%Aviva (AV.) 469.80p +1.84%Resolution Ltd. (RSL) 285.50p +1.75%Barclays (BARC) 337.60p +1.69%FTSE 100 - Fallers BAE Systems (BA.) 339.60p -4.53%Xstrata (XTA) 1,440.00p -2.51%Tullow Oil (TLW) 1,377.00p -2.27%Reed Elsevier (REL) 561.00p -2.26%Rolls-Royce Group (RR.) 632.00p -2.09%Rio Tinto (RIO) 4,448.00p -1.59%Vedanta Resources (VED) 2,411.00p -1.39%Carnival (CCL) 2,935.00p -1.34%Kazakhmys (KAZ) 1,518.00p -1.30%Smiths Group (SMIN) 1,369.00p -1.23%