Most analysts expect the lender to deliver a 7% rise in pre-tax profits for the year, with the City pencilling in £6.38 billion.
Lloyds Banking Group and Close Brothers saw big share gains after the industry won a reprieve in the motor finance case before the UK’s highest court.
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