On the lending front, Lloyds Banking Group PLC's ( LON:LLOY ) third-quarter profits on Thursday are going to take another big hit from PPI mis-selling charges but unless they are at the top end of the scale, other factors are more likely to move the shares. The equine-branded bank's results – which follow those from Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC ( LON:RBS ) and Barclays PLC ( LON:BARC ) - last month suspended its share buyback as it warned of likely £1.2bn-£1.8bn PPI compensation costs due to a spike in complaints in the final weeks leading up to the 29 August deadline, taking its total bill to around £26bn.