Thursday preview: US corporate results, Airtel Africa in the spotlight
Airtel Africa
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The market spotlight on Thursday will be on a raft of quarterly updates from several of Wall Street's largest firms by market value, including Apple, Boeing and Tesla.
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A raft of economic data is also due out Stateside including a first reading for fourth quarter economic growth, weekly jobless claims figures and a reading for new home sales in December.
Across the Channel, the spotlight will be on euro area surveys from the European Commission for consumer and industrial confidence in January.
No major economic releases are scheduled in the UK.
On the domestic corporate front meanwhile, Airtel Africa is among the names scheduled to publish updates.
In particular, UBS analyst John Kim pointed out the near-term risk to the firm from the possible disconnection of subscribers in Nigeria on account national ID registrations.
According to Kim, disconnections of three months on average could subtract anywhere from -3% to -8% from the company's earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation for the 2022 financial year.
Thursday January 28
INTERIMS
Hansard Global, Joules Group, Rank Group
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Hibernia Reit
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Brickability Group , City of London 4.2% Cum 1st Prf Stk, City of London Investment Trust 4.2% Non-Cum 2nd Prf Stk, City of London Investment Trust Preference Ord Stk 14% Non-Cumulative 1, DWF Group , Gabelli Value Plus Trust , Grafton Group Ut, IG Group Holdings, NB Private Equity Partners Ltd., Pembroke Vct B, Pennon Group, Solid State, Totally
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Law Debenture Corp.
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City of London Inv Trust, JPMorgan Claverhouse Inv Trust, SME Credit Realisation Fund Limited NPV, Tufton Oceanic Assets Limited NPV
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Business Climate Indicator (EU) (10:00)
Consumer Confidence (EU) (10:00)
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
Economic Sentiment Indicator (EU) (10:00)
GDP (Preliminary) (US) (13:30)
Industrial Confidence (EU) (10:00)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
New Homes Sales (US) (15:00)
Services Sentiment (EU) (00:00)
Q3
Wizz Air Holdings
Q4
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (ATT) GDR (Reg S)
GMS
Enwell Energy
FINALS
AB Ignitis Grupe GDR (Reg S), Oxford Biodynamics
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Ferrexpo
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Stock Spirits Group
EGMS
Greencoat Renewables, Kerry Group 'A' Shares, Origin Enterprises
AGMS
Britvic, Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings), RDI Reit , Smart (J) & Co., Sunrise Resources , Tertiary Minerals, Troy Income & Growth Trust
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Anglo American, Britvic, Euromoney Institutional Investor, Intermediate Capital Group, TalkTalk Telecom Group
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Paragon Banking Group, Renew Holdings, Stock Spirits Group , Victrex plc, Watkin Jones