The bank reported a group pre-tax profit of £2.3 billion for the first three months of the year, down 12% from last year.
Euro zone bond yields held steady near multi-month highs on Thursday after recent data suggested the European economy is picking up, and Spain's bonds traded largely in line with German peers after its prime minister suspended public duties. Germany's 10-year bond yield, the benchmark for the euro zone, was down 0.8 basis points (bps) to 2.58%. The main economic data release of the day is U.S. GDP data for the first quarter.
The agenda is not known, but it follows speculation about the future of the power-sharing agreement with the Scottish Greens.