Footsie has crept higher after a spell in negative territory on the back of disappointing US jobs data. The economy shed 131,000 jobs in July, according to figures from the Labor Department, with 143,000 public sector census workers being laid off.Over here, the results stream has continued, albeit at a slower pace than yesterday, and the reception has been mostly positive.Turning to companies Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is higher after saying it is 'on track' to achieve goals set out in its five-year recovery plan after posting a pre-tax profit of £1.16bn for the second quarter of 2010. The bank, which lost £21m in the first quarter and made a small profit of £59m this time last year, made £1.14bn for the half-year, up from a paltry £15m in the first six months of 2009. Talking to reporters, chief executive Stephen Hester conceded that there is still a long way to go for the state-owned bank.South African insurer Old Mutual is also in demand. It saw operating profit before tax jump 43% in the first half, thanks to a strong performance particularly in the South African retail markets and in Wealth Management. The group also announced it agreed to sell its US Life operations to affiliates of Harbinger for $350m. Mobile phone satellite group Inmarsat has headed skyward after saying first half profits surged forward as earthquakes in Haiti and Chile boosted the use of its broadband service. In the FTSE 250, Connaught heaped more woe on its shareholders on Friday afternoon as the social housing group warned that it will post a loss for the year to August 31.Logica leads the risers in the FTSE 250. The software group is reviewing its UK public sector business as it expects new projects will be slow in the second half, though its guidance for the year is unchanged. Underlying interim profits dipped slightly to £125m from £127m in the half-year to June, on revenues down 1% at £1.87bn. Pre-tax profits, excluding one-offs, rose to £86m from £24m.Underwriter Catlin falls back after it said first half profits were hit by the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, record catastrophe losses and adverse foreign exchange movements. Pre-tax profit fell to $86m in the six months ended 30 June from $240m last time. This includes $49m in foreign exchange losses.Among smaller companies, shares in Vectura jumped after the inhaled therapies developer said drug giant GlaxoSmithKline has signed an agreement to some of its dry powder drug formulation patents.Online gaming firm PartyGaming grew underlying interim profit by 14% and has continued to trade in line with expectations at the start of the second half.FTSE 100 - RisersInmarsat (ISAT) 749.50p +5.12%Whitbread (WTB) 1,452.00p +3.05%African Barrick Gold (ABG) 557.00p +1.83%RSA Insurance Group (RSA) 135.80p +1.72%BP (BP.) 430.70p +1.72%Fresnillo (FRES) 1,060.00p +1.63%Standard Chartered (STAN) 1,830.50p +1.58%Kazakhmys (KAZ) 1,283.00p +1.58%Antofagasta (ANTO) 1,038.00p +1.47%Eurasian Natural Resources (ENRC) 999.00p +1.37%FTSE 100 - FallersLonmin (LMI) 1,586.00p -3.29%Unilever (ULVR) 1,693.00p -2.48%Aviva (AV.) 384.80p -2.41%ICAP (IAP) 390.90p -2.27%Diageo (DGE) 1,079.00p -2.18%SABMiller (SAB) 1,876.50p -1.75%Pearson (PSON) 1,003.00p -1.67%National Grid (NG.) 530.50p -1.58%Burberry Group (BRBY) 860.00p -1.49%Bunzl (BNZL) 692.00p -1.35%FTSE 250 - RisersLogica (LOG) 116.70p +6.67%Ashtead Group (AHT) 100.80p +5.61%Laird (LRD) 136.70p +4.43%Misys (MSY) 262.70p +3.43%Daejan Holdings (DJAN) 2,369.00p +2.51%Carpetright (CPR) 746.00p +2.47%Redrow (RDW) 125.00p +2.46%Mitchells & Butlers (MAB) 325.70p +2.39%Grainger (GRI) 118.40p +2.25%Game Group (GMG) 69.50p +2.21%FTSE 250 - FallersConnaught (CNT) 17.00p -41.38%Catlin Group (CGL) 368.10p -5.13%Hansteen Holdings (HSTN) 63.00p -4.55%Xchanging (XCH) 161.20p -3.99%Lancashire Holdings (LRE) 510.50p -3.95%Spirent Communications (SPT) 128.30p -3.90%Millennium & Copthorne Hotels (MLC) 490.70p -3.78%Galiform (GFRM) 71.20p -3.33%GKN (GKN) 146.10p -3.31%Taylor Wimpey (TW.) 31.19p -2.62%