Thursday preview: ECB minutes, chief economist in focus
Investors will shift back towards the euro area on Thursday, with the monetary policy of the bloc's central bank under scrutiny as the minutes of the European Central Bank's October policy meeting are released.
A half hour before the minutes are released, at noon, ECB chief economist, Philip Lane, is due to take to the podium with his remarks likely to be carefully parsed for any hints around possible further policy easing.
On a relate note, interest rate-setters in Sweden are set to meet to decide on policy for their country.
To take note of, many European traders are likely to be away from their desks, mimicking their colleagues across the Pond, who will be celebrating Thanksgiving while US stockmarkets will remain closed.
On home shores, the only noteworthy data release will be for motor vehicle production in October.
Thursday 26 November
INTERIMS
First Property Group, Jlen Environmental Assets Group Limited NPV, Motorpoint Group, NewRiver REIT, Otaq , Severn Trent, XPS Pensions Group
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Aberdeen New Thai Inv Trust, Konami Holdings Corporation
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
3i Infrastructure, Castings, CMC Markets, iEnergizer Ltd., Inspiration Healthcare Group , Johnson Matthey, Kainos Group , Keller Group, Manolete Partners, Mckay Securities, Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) , National Grid, Octopus Titan VCT , Tatton Asset Management , Telecom Plus
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Tetragon Financial Group Limited
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Blackrock North American Income Trust , Chenavari Toro Income Fund Limited NPV, Diversified Gas & Oil, HICL Infrastructure , Honeycomb Investment Trust, Land Securities Group
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
GFK Consumer Confidence (GER) (07:00)
M3 Money Supply (EU) (09:00)
Q3
PJSC RusHydro ADR
GMS
Mothercare
FINALS
Tracsis
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Chenavari Toro Income Fund Limited NPV, River and Mercantile Group
EGMS
SK Telecom Co Ltd. ADS
AGMS
Alternative Income Reit , ASOS, ASOS, Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited, Castillo Copper Limited NPV (DI), Clinigen Group, Crown Place VCT, CVS Group, DX (Group), IronRidge Resources Limited (DI), Pan African Resources, PZ Cussons
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Schroder Japan Growth Fund, Thorpe (F.W.)
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Bellway, Croda International 5.9% Cumulative Preference 1, Croda International 6.6% Cumulative Preference 1, Diploma, Euromoney Institutional Investor, Lok'n Store Group, River and Mercantile Group