Week ahead: US jobs data, global PMIs in the spotlight
The market spotlight over the coming week will be on the monthly US jobs report.
On Friday, the Department of Labor was expected to announce that non-farm payrolls grew by 240,000 in March, versus the 311,000 gain see during the previous month.
Ahead of that, on Tuesday, Labor would release its JOLTS labour market survey with the data for job openings and quits often significant moves in asset prices.
Also due out over the week were closely followed surveys for factory sector activity in the UK, euro area and US, on Monday.
Come Wednesday, they would be followed by S&P Global's services sector Purchasing Managers' Index for the UK and euro area in March.
Later that same day, the Institute for Supply Management was scheduled to publish its own services PMI for the US.
In Asia, rate-setters in Australia and New Zealand would announce their latest monetary policy decisions on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively.
Monday 3 April
MyHealthchecked, Impax Environmental Markets, Gaming Realms, Gensource Potash Corporation NPV (DI), UK Commercial Property Reit Limited, Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited (DI), ECR Minerals, EZZ Steel Company GDS (Reg S), Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust, Elixirr International
INTERIMS
Red Rock Resources, Tracsis, JPMorgan Global Markets Emerging Income Trust
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Surface Transforms, Peel Hunt Limited NPV, Numis Corporation, D4T4 Solutions, W H Ireland Group, Renew Holdings
AGMs
N4 Pharma
EGMs
TwentyFour Select Monthly Income Fund Limited
ANNUAL REPORT
Impax Environmental Markets, Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd (Singapore Reg), Mandarin Oriental International (Singapore), UK Commercial Property Reit Limited, Hammerson, Tyman, Dialight, Audioboom Group, Hostelworld Group, MD Medical Group Investments GDR (Reg S), ECR Minerals, Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust, Balfour Beatty, Direct Line Insurance Group, DFI Retail Group Holdings Limited (Sing.Reg), Spire Healthcare Group, UK Oil & Gas, Hongkong Land Holding Ltd. (Sing.Reg)
DRILLING REPORT
88 Energy Limited (DI), Anglesey Mining, Arrow Exploration Corp. (Cdi)
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Apax Global Alpha Limited
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Warehouse Reit, MJ Gleeson, TotalEnergies SE
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Nexus Infrastructure
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Abrdn DIversified Income And Growth
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Abrdn DIversified Income And Growth
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
PMI Manufacturing (09:30)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
PMI Manufacturing (GER) (08:55)
PMI Manufacturing (EU) (09:00)
PMI Manufacturing (US) (14:45)
ISM Manufacturing (US) (15:00)
Construction Spending (US) (15:00)
ISM Prices Paid (US) (15:00)
Auto Sales (US) (20:30)
Tuesday 4 April
FINALS
Accesso Technology Group, Proteome Sciences, HydrogenOne Capital Growth,
Saga
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Anexo Group
ANNUAL REPORT
HydrogenOne Capital Growth
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Marsh & Mclennan Cos Inc.
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Trade (GER) (07:00)
Producer Price Index (EU) (10:00)
Factory Orders (US) (15:00)
Wednesday 5 April
FINALS
Hilton Food Group, EnQuest, Lookers, Futura Medical
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
RS Group
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Crest Nicholson Holdings, Woodside Energy Group Ltd NPV (DI), Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Pennon Group, First Property Group, BBGI Global Infrastructure S.A. NPV (DI)
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
PMI Composite (09:30)
PMI Services (09:30)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Factory Orders (GER) (07:00)
PMI Composite (GER) (08:55)
PMI Services (GER) (08:55)
PMI Composite (EU) (09:00)
PMI Services (EU) (09:00)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
Balance of Trade (US) (13:30)
PMI Composite (US) (14:45)
PMI Services (US) (14:45)
ISM Services (US) (15:00)
ISM Prices Paid (US) (15:00)
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
Thursday 6 April
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Robert Walters
AGMs
CloudCoco Group, Scottish American Inv Company
GMs
Molecular Energies
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Savills, Chesnara, Convatec Group, Howden Joinery Group, International Personal Finance, Man Group, Domino's Pizza Group, Breedon Group, Personal Group Holdings, Mobius Investment Trust, F&C Investment Trust, Synectics, Somero Enterprises Inc. (DI), Belvoir Group, IMI, One Media IP Group, Reckitt Benckiser Group, Murray International Trust, Schroder Asian Total Return Investment Company, Kitwave Group, Rentokil Initial, Travis Perkins, Luceco
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
MTI Wireless Edge Ltd., Athelney Trust
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Invesco Asia Trust, Barratt Developments, European Assets Trust, Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust, Finsbury Growth & Income Trust, Martin Currie Global Portfolio Trust, Begbies Traynor Group, Games Workshop Group, Northamber, Octopus Apollo VCT, Smart Metering Systems, Henderson High Income Trust, US Solar Fund, Henderson EuroTrust, Kings Arms Yard VCT, VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund Ltd., US Solar Fund (GBP), Schroder Income Growth Fund, International Public Partnerships Ltd., Bioventix, RIT Capital Partners, Shires Income, Smiths Group
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Wilmington, Brooks Macdonald Group, Hargreaves Services, Redrow, Alumasc Group, Sylvania Platinum Ltd (DI), PZ Cussons, South32 Limited (DI)
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Savills, Somero Enterprises Inc. (DI)
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Impellam Group
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
CT UK High Income Trust B, Real Estate Investors, Marble Point Loan Financing Limited NPV, Mercantile Investment Trust (The), CT Private Equity Trust, CT UK High Income Trust
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Regional REIT Limited, Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.NPV (CDI), Land Securities Group, Alpha Real Trust Ltd.
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Halifax House Price Index (07:00)
PMI Construction (09:30)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Industrial Production (GER) (07:00)
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
Friday 7 April
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Safestore Holdings
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Non-Farm Payrolls (US) (13:30)
Unemployment Rate (US) (13:30)
Consumer Credit (US) (20:00)