<sod >The market on Thursday said that it had made a profit of ÃÂÃÂ£1.2bn in the first six months of the year, down from ÃÂÃÂ£1.4bn during the same period a year earlier.< eod>< sod > The market on Thursday said that LloydÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂsÃÂÃÂ had made a profit of ÃÂÃÂ£1.2bn in the first six months of the year, down from ÃÂÃÂ£1.4bn during the same period a year earlier.< eod>