Week ahead: China and US data in focus
Financial markets' focus over the coming week will shift towards the People's Republic of China, with investors eager for any signs of stabilisation in the Asian giant.
Chinese consumer price data are due out on Tuesday and will be followed by reports covering Chinese industrial production, retail sales, and fixed asset investment in the month of April, all due out on Friday.
In the States meanwhile, the week will be back-end loaded, with readings on industrial production and retail sales for April due out on Friday, followed by a preliminary reading on consumer confidence.
At home, industrial production and foreign trade figures for March are set for release on Wednesday and a reading on first quarter GDP on Friday.
Investors will also be keeping a close eye on a preliminary reading on German first quarter GDP which is also scheduled for release at the end of the week.
Monday 11 May
INTERIMS
Diploma, RDI Reit
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Begbies Traynor Group
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Price Index (GER) (07:00)
GMS
Advanced Oncotherapy, Pathfinder Minerals
FINALS
Amryt Pharma, Novacyt S.A. (CDI)
AGMS
Axiom European Financial Debt Fund Limited, EVR Holdings, McColl's Retail Group , Midwich Group
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Centrica, Hiscox Limited (DI)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
EMIS Group
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Seplat Petroleum Development Company (DI)
Tuesday 12 May
INTERIMS
Numis Corporation, Treatt
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
British Smaller Companies VCT 2
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Price Index (US) (13:30)
Wholesale Price Index (GER) (07:00)
FINALS
Inspects Group , Land Securities Group, Vodafone Group
ANNUAL REPORT
IWG , Land Securities Group
EGMS
Globaltrans Investment GDR (Reg S)
AGMS
Fidelity European Values, GLI Finance Limited, HGCapital Trust, IWG , IWG , M Winkworth, Macfarlane Group, Mobeus Income & Growth Vct, Reckitt Benckiser Group, Standard Life Aberdeen, X5 Retail Group NV GDR (Reg S)
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Trade (09:30)
GDP (Preliminary) (07:00)
Index of Services (07:00)
Industrial Production (09:30)
Manufacturing Production (09:30)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Rathbone Brothers
Wednesday 13 May
INTERIMS
Compass Group, Sage Group, Stock Spirits Group
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
British American Tobacco
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Industrial Production (EU) (10:00)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (00:00)
Producer Price Index (US) (13:30)
AGMS
Burford Capital , Cineworld Group, Dialight, Foxtons Group , Greggs, Kenmare Resources, Marshalls, Rentokil Initial, Robert Walters, Spirax-Sarco Engineering, TP ICAP, Transgloble Energy Corporation NPV (DI), Tritax Big Box Reit , Ultra Electronics Holdings, Vesuvius
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Spirax-Sarco Engineering
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Retail Sales (00:01)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Dairy Farm International Holdings Ltd (Bermuda), Dairy Farm International Holdings Ltd. (Jersey), Dairy Farm International Holdings Ltd. (Singapore), Hongkong Land Holding Ltd. (Bermuda), Hongkong Land Holding Ltd. (Jersey), Hongkong Land Holding Ltd. (Sing.Reg), Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd (Singapore Reg), Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda), Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. (Jersey), Jardine Strategic Holdingd Ltd. (Bermuda), Jardine Strategic Holdingd Ltd. (Jersey REG), Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd. (Singapore), Mandarin Oriental International (Bermuda), Mandarin Oriental International (Jersey)
Thursday 14 May
INTERIMS
Countryside Properties, Grainger, Ten Lifestyle Group , Titon Holdings
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
BlackRock Greater Europe Inv Trust, Fidelity Special Values, Menhaden, One Media IP Group
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Ediston Property Investment Company, GlaxoSmithKline, Honeywell International Inc., Raven Property Group Limited Cum Red Pref, Royal Dutch Shell 'A', Royal Dutch Shell 'B', The Renewables Infrastructure Group Limited, Unilever
FINALS
Checkit, Minoan Group, Premier Foods, Westminster Group
ANNUAL REPORT
Westminster Group
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Ferrexpo
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Tandem Group
EGMS
Matomy Media Group Limited (DI)
AGMS
AIREA, AIREA, Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon, Cairn Energy, Computacenter, Direct Line Insurance Group, Eurocell , European Assets Trust , Flutter Entertainment, Forterra, Genel Energy, Gresham Technologies, Hiscox Limited (DI), Horizonte Minerals, Just Eat Takeaway.Com N.V. (CDI), Just Group, Next, Pittards, Prudential, Quilter, Safestyle UK , Serco Group, Spire Healthcare Group, Telit Communications, TI Fluid Systems, Triple Point Social Housing Reit
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Gresham Technologies
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Capital & Counties Properties , Convatec Group , Moneysupermarket.com Group
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Fevertree Drinks, Fundsmith Emerging Equities Trust , Highcroft Investment, Tandem Group
Q1
Arrow Global Group, Bank of Georgia Group, Indivior
Friday 15 May
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Hunting, Northamber, Seneca Growth Capital Vct B
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income, JPMorgan Japan Smaller Companies Trust, Marsh & Mclennan Cos Inc., Mercantile Investment Trust (The), SME Credit Realisation Fund Limited NPV
GMS
Fusion Antibodies
ANNUAL REPORT
Block Energy
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
John Laing Group
AGMS
Derwent London, Federal Grid Company Of Unified Energy System, Public Joint-Stock Company GDR (Reg S), Gresham House, Jadestone Energy Inc NPV (DI), Pennant International Group, Petrofac Ltd., Phoenix Group Holdings , Real Estate Investors, Serinus Energy NPV, Signature Aviation , Signature Aviation , William Hill
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
William Hill
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Bristol & West 'A', Drax Group, Dunedin Enterprise Investment Trust, Fidelity European Values, John Laing Group , Kerry Group 'A' Shares, Man Group, Prudential