Week ahead: US tech heavyweights, UK public borrowing in focus
The spotlight over the coming week will continue to be on the US corporate results season.
Wednesday will be the key session in that regard, with tech heavyweight Microsoft due to update after the market close, alongside social media giant Facebook.
Also due out that same day are results from several of the Dow Jones Industrials's heavy hitters, including AT&T, Biogen, Boeing, Caterpillar and Visa.
On the economic side of things, a spate of indicators referencing the US housing market during the month of March are due out, together with a reading on durable goods orders in April.
Meanwhile, on the Continent, Wednesday will bring with it the German IFO institute's closely-followed business confidence index for the month of April.
Back on home turf, public sector net borrowing data for March are also scheduled for Wednesday.
To take note of, the central bank of Sweden is also set to decide on rates on Wednesday, followed by the Bank of Japan and Bank of Indonesia the next day.
Monday April 22
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Existing Home Sales (US) (15:00)
AGMS
Globaltrans Investment GDR (Reg S)
Tuesday April 23
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Brooks Macdonald Group, Hansard Global
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
XP Power Ltd. (DI)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
House Price Index (US) (14:00)
New Homes Sales (US) (15:00)
ANNUAL REPORT
Highcroft Investment, NMCN
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
EIH Plc
AGMS
ECR Minerals, Franchise Brands, Globaldata, HGCapital Trust, MD Medical Group Investments GDR (Reg S), Polymetal International, STV Group, The Simplybiz Group
Wednesday April 24
INTERIMS
AB Dynamics, Associated British Foods
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Close Brothers Group
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
IFO Business Climate (GER) (09:00)
IFO Current Assessment (GER) (09:00)
IFO Expectations (GER) (09:00)
FINALS
Maxcyte (DI), Mi-Pay Group, Petropavlovsk, PureTech Health , WANdisco
AGMS
AIB Group, Biome Technologies, Croda International, CVC Credit Partners European Opportunities Ltd GBP, EP Global Opportunities Trust, Glanbia, Global Invacom Group Limited (DI), Hutchison China Meditech Ltd, RTC Group, Science Group , Shanta Gold Ltd., SpaceandPeople, SThree, Thalassa Holdings Ltd. (DI), Tribal Group
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Croda International
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Public Sector Net Borrowing (10:30)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Shore Capital Group Ltd.
Thursday April 25
INTERIMS
RDI Reit
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Tracsis
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
General Electric Co
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
City of London Inv Trust, Custodian Reit , M Winkworth
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
Durable Goods Orders (US) (13:30)
GFK Consumer Confidence (GER) (07:00)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
GMS
Societatea Energetica Electrica SA GDR (Reg S)
FINALS
Boohoo Group, Deltex Medical Group
ANNUAL REPORT
Societatea Nationala De Gaze Naturale Romgaz S.A. GDR (Reg S)
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Glencore , Sabre Insurance Group
EGMS
Societatea Energetica Electrica SA GDR (Reg S)
AGMS
Access Intelligence, Admiral Group, Aggreko, Alliance Trust, Avesoro Resources Inc. (DI), British American Tobacco, CableVision Holdings S.A. GDS, CLS Holdings, Cobham, CRH, Devro, FDM Group (Holdings), Greencoat Renewables, Inmarsat, Jarvis Securities, JPMorgan Claverhouse Inv Trust, LightwaveRF , Meggitt, Mincon Group , Pendragon, Premier Global Infrastructure Trust, Relx plc, RIT Capital Partners, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Societatea Nationala De Gaze Naturale Romgaz S.A. GDR (Reg S), Sterling Energy, Synectics, Synthomer, Taylor Wimpey, Tern , Tullow Oil
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Anglo American, Capital Drilling Ltd. (DI), Kaz Minerals , Relx plc, Synthomer
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
BBA Mortgage Lending Figures (09:30)
CBI Distributive Trades Surveys (11:00)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Domino's Pizza Group, GVC Holdings, Oakley Capital Investments Ltd. (DI), SpaceandPeople
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Antofagasta, Arbuthnot Banking Group, Cello Health, Central Asia Metals, Charles Taylor, Churchill China, Clarke (T.), Curtis Banks Group, Dunedin Enterprise Investment Trust, Essentra, Eurocell , Fevertree Drinks, Fresnillo, Fundsmith Emerging Equities Trust , Greggs, Harwood Wealth Management Group, Henry Boot, Hunters Property , Impax Environmental Markets, Informa, IWG , Legal & General Group, Lookers, Marshall Motor Holdings, McColl's Retail Group , Mobeus Income & Growth 4 Vct, Mobeus Income & Growth Vct, Morgan Sindall Group, Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) , NAHL Group, Petrofac Ltd., Portmeirion Group, PPHE Hotel Group Ltd, Quilter, Rolls-Royce Holdings, Sabre Insurance Group, Sanne Group, Science Group , SDL, Secure Trust Bank, Smart Metering Systems, Spirax-Sarco Engineering, StatPro Group, SThree, TI Fluid Systems, Total Produce, TT Electronics, Weir Group, William Hill, Wood Group (John), Zotefoams
Q1
Acacia Mining, Barclays
Friday April 26
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Bioventix, Finsbury Food Group, Foresight Solar & Infrastructure VCT, Henderson EuroTrust, Oxford Technology 4 Venture Capital Trust, Smiths Group
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Alpha Real Trust Ltd., Real Estate Investors, SQN Asset Finance Income Fund Limited, SQN Asset Finance Income Fund Limited 'C Shares', SQN Secured Income Fund , Standard Life Private Equity Trust, Value and Income Trust
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
GDP (Preliminary) (US) (13:30)
U. of Michigan Confidence (US) (15:00)
GMS
O'Key Group GDR (Reg S) (WI), Porta Communications
FINALS
EU Supply
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Sherborne Investors (Guernsey) 'B' Limited, SSP Group
AGMS
Alfa Financial Software Holdings , AstraZeneca, Capital Drilling Ltd. (DI), Co-operative Group Ltd Instal Repay Sub Nts 20/12/25, Greencoat UK Wind, Pearson, Public Joint Stock Company Severstal GDR (Reg S), ROS Agro GDR REG S, Rotork, Senior
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
WPP
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Amino Technologies, Glanbia, Globaldata, Somero Enterprises Inc. (DI)
Q1
AstraZeneca, Georgia Capital , Kcell Joint Stock Co GDR (Reg S), Royal Bank of Scotland Group