Japanese broker Nomura has been casting an eye over the general retail sector where it reckons almost all data indicators point to an improvement. Marks & Spencer is one of those it likes. The group is set to 'benefit from weaker comparative figures, market share gains, reduced sales at markdown levels, and innovation,' analyst Christopher Walker believes. Royal Bank of Scotland is lower on the revelation that it needed repeated cash injections from the Government to get through a cash crisis in late 2008. RBS's borrowing hit £36.6bn on 17 October after asking for cash on 7 October, but the government-owned bank managed to clear its debt a month later.The Bank of England said there's no need for the assistance to remain a secret now that RBS has signed up for the government's Asset Protection Scheme and Lloyds is raising £22.5bn from a rights issue and bond swap. Meanwhile, Lloyds today priced its world record £13.5bn rights issue at 37p a share, a discount of 59.5% to last night's closing price.FTSE 100 - RisersAnglo American (AAL) 2,661.00p +2.54%Prudential (PRU) 652.00p +2.52%Marks & Spencer Group (MKS) 390.10p +2.20%Invensys (ISYS) 292.30p +2.02%International Power (IPR) 277.40p +1.99%Admiral Group (ADM) 1,028.00p +1.78%Inmarsat (ISAT) 663.00p +1.69%National Grid (NG.) 665.00p +1.53%FTSE 100 - FallersThomas Cook Group (TCG) 206.90p -3.09%Resolution (RSL) 88.35p -2.38%Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) 37.06p -1.96%Vedanta Resources (VED) 2,379.00p -1.65%TUI Travel (TT.) 245.30p -1.29%Standard Chartered (STAN) 1,656.50p -1.25%HSBC Holdings (HSBA) 742.10p -1.24%Amec (AMEC) 801.00p -1.23%