Week ahead: Covid-19 variants, US non-farm payrolls in the spotlight
Updated : 17:57
The market spotlight over the coming week is likely to be firmly on the news-flow surrounding the new Covid-19 variant and any measures to supress it or avoid another repetition.
Nevertheless, initial reports indicate that it might take at least a couple of weeks for authorities worldwide to know to what extent - if any - it is indeed more transmissible or more harmful.
Against that backdrop, investors will be waiting on the latest US non-farm payrolls data, on Friday, and on a raft of purchasing managers' surveys from around the world covering factory and services sector activity in November, on Tuesday and Friday, respectively.
A pair of speeches from Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell and his vice-president, Richard Clarida, each, on Monday and Tuesday, will also be closely watched, particularly given the latest developments on the pandemic front.
So too a preliminary reading for euro area consumer prices on Tuesday which is expected to show a dip in cost pressures.
Monday 29 November
INTERIMS
Amigo Holdings, Eckoh, Molten Ventures
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Good Energy Group, Headlam Group
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Canadian General Investments Ltd.
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Business Climate Indicator (EU) (10:00)
Consumer Confidence (EU) (10:00)
Economic Sentiment Indicator (EU) (10:00)
Industrial Confidence (EU) (10:00)
Pending Homes Sales (US) (15:00)
Services Sentiment (EU) (10:00)
Q3
PJSC Acron GDR (REG S)
FINALS
Benchmark Holdings , Character Group
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Roebuck Food Group Public Limited Company (CDI)
AGMS
Brand Architekts Group, Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies, Grit Real Estate Income Group Limited NPV, KKV Secured Loan Fund Limited NPV, Mysale Group, TR European Growth Trust
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Credit (09:30)
Mortgage Approvals (09:30)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Renishaw
Tuesday 30 November
INTERIMS
GB Group, Pennon Group, System1 Group, VP, Wise Class A
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
BAE Systems, LLoyds Banking Group 9.25% Non-Cum Irredeemable Pref Shares, LLoyds Banking Group 9.75% Non-Cum Irredeemable Pref Shares
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
James Halstead 5.5% Cumulative Preference 1
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
BMO Commercial Property Trust Limited, City of London Inv Trust, Custodian Reit , Picton Property Income Ltd
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Chicago PMI (US) (14:45)
Consumer Confidence (US) (15:00)
House Price Index (US) (14:00)
Import Price Index (GER) (07:00)
Unemployment Rate (GER) (08:55)
Q3
AB Ignitis Grupe GDR (Reg S)
FINALS
Contango Holdings , easyJet, Future, Gooch & Housego, Greencore Group (CDI), Marston's, Topps Tiles, Treatt
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Crown Place VCT
AGMS
Advance Energy NPV, Alternative Income Reit , Castillo Copper Limited NPV (DI), Dish TV India Limited GDR (Each Repr One Shr), Europa Metals Ltd NPV (DI), Nanoco Group
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
DP Eurasia N.V. (DI)
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
M4 Money Supply (09:30)
Nationwide House Price Index (07:00)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Coral Products, Diverse Income Trust (The), Fonix Mobile , K3 Capital Group , New Star Investment Trust, PZ Cussons
Wednesday 01 December
INTERIMS
Brickability Group , Custodian Reit , D4T4 Solutions, Liontrust Asset Management, Marlowe, Peel Hunt Limited NPV, Redde Northgate, TPXimpact Holdings
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Atalaya Mining, Investec Investment Trust 3 1/2% Cumulative Preference Stock, Marshalls
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Octopus Titan VCT
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
JpMorgan China Growth & Income , JPMorgan Claverhouse Inv Trust, Unilever
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Construction Spending (US) (15:00)
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
PMI Manufacturing (GER) (08:55)
PMI Manufacturing (EU) (09:00)
PMI Manufacturing (US) (14:45)
Retail Sales (GER) (07:00)
FINALS
Residential Secure Income
EGMS
Third Point Investors Limited NPV $
AGMS
Avation, Etalon Group GDR (Reg S), Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
BRC Shop Price Index (00:01)
PMI Manufacturing (09:30)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
EKF Diagnostics Holdings
Thursday 02 December
INTERIMS
Induction Healthcare Group, SRT Marine Systems
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust, Burford Capital NPV (DI)
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
3i Group, Aberdeen Japan Investment Trust , Big Yellow Group, Caledonia Investments, Calnex Solutions , CML Microsystems, Cordiant Digital Infrastructure Limited NPV, Cordiant Digital Infrastructure Limited Ord C Shs NPV, Devro, FIH Group , First Property Group, Great Portland Estates, Helical, Hill & Smith Holdings, Investec Non-Red Non-Cum Non-Part Prf Shs, Johnson Matthey, Michelmersh Brick Holdings, Montanaro European Smaller Companies Trust, National Grid, Ninety One , Oxford Instruments, Pets at Home Group , Puma Vct 13, Record, Renold 6% Cum. Prfd., Royal Mail, Severn Trent, Telecom Plus, Templeton Emerging Markets Inv Trust, Triad Group, Wincanton, Wynnstay Properties
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Honeycomb Investment Trust, Premier Miton Global Renewables Trust, Real Estate Credit Investments Ltd, RM Infrastructure Income
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
ISM Manufacturing (US) (15:00)
ISM Prices Paid (US) (15:00)
Producer Price Index (EU) (10:00)
Unemployment Rate (EU) (09:00)
FINALS
AJ Bell, Auction Technology Group , Oxford Metrics
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Octopus Titan VCT , Royal Mail
EGMS
PJSC Lukoil ADR
AGMS
CQS New City High Yield Fund Limited, Essensys , Ferguson, Limitless Earth, VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund Ltd.
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Go-Ahead Group
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
AVI Global Trust , Aviva 8 3/4% Cumulative Irrd Preference 1, Bellway, Clinigen Group, Fidelity Special Values, General Accident 'A', Pan African Resources, Rotork 9.5% Cum Prf. #1, Royal Bank of Scotland 11% Cum. Prf, Royal Bank of Scotland 5.5% Cum. Prf., Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust, YouGov
Friday 03 December
INTERIMS
Duke Royalty Limited, Industrials Reit Limited, Mind Gym
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Bloomsbury Publishing, Bytes Technology Group , Coral Products, Empiric Student Property , Hilton Food Group, Maruwa Co Ltd., Maven Income & Growth VCT, Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust, Scottish Mortgage Inv Trust, SThree, The Mission Group, Young & Co's Brewery 'A' Shares, Young & Co's Brewery (Non-Voting)
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Honeywell International Inc., ICG Enterprise Trust
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Factory Orders (US) (15:00)
ISM Prices Paid (US) (15:00)
ISM Services (US) (15:00)
Non-Farm Payrolls (US) (13:30)
PMI Composite (EU) (09:00)
PMI Composite (GER) (08:55)
PMI Composite (US) (14:45)
PMI Services (EU) (09:00)
PMI Services (GER) (08:55)
PMI Services (US) (14:45)
Retail Sales (EU) (10:00)
Unemployment Rate (US) (13:30)
FINALS
Impax Asset Management Group
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Alternative Liquidity Fund Limited
EGMS
PJSC Acron GDR (REG S)
AGMS
Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited, Ferro-Alloy Resources Limited NPV, Fidelity Asian Values, Ruffer Investment Company Ltd Red PTG Pref Shares
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
PMI Services (09:30)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
CVS Group, Sylvania Platinum Ltd (DI), TR European Growth Trust