Pre-tax profit increased in the second quarter of the year compared to the same period of the previous year for British lending major HSBC Holdings Plc. HSBC reported on Wednesday that its second-quarter profit before tax grew 2% to $8.91 billion from last year’s $8.77 billion. Profit after tax, meanwhile, fell 3% to $6.83 billion from last year’s $7.05 billion. Revenue for the quarter declined 1% to $16.54 billion from $16.71 billion a year ago. Further, the board has approved a second interim dividend of $0.10 per share, same as last year. The company also intends to initiate a share buy-bac…