** RBS and Lloyds may offer better news forUK bank results when cos report later this week after HSBC's poor showing
** RBS shares up 1.5 pct and poised to close at a 3-1/2 yearhigh with analyst revisions creating a tailwind
** RBS expected to further scale back its investment bankand expected to confirm plans for Asian exit, sources tellReuters
** Analysts have upped their EPS estimates for RBS by anaverage 3.3 pct over the past month, according to StarMine
** A StarMine predicted surprise of 5.1 pct suggests RBSlikely to beat the current mean analyst estimate of 38.2p/share
** Analysts meanwhile see Lloyds reinstating a dividend forthe first time since 2009. UK govt stake cut to below 24 pctafter £500 mln share sale
** Lloyds shares up 5 pct this year vs a flat performancefor the FTSE350 banking index
** PE of European banks at historic lows v the broader Stoxx600. Chart: http://link.reuters.com/wux93w
* Barclays and Standard Chartered both yetto report (RM: alasdair.pal.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)