Week ahead: China data, US and UK retail sales in focus
The market spotlight over the coming week will shift towards Asia where a raft of economic indicators are set for release in the People's Republic of China.
Forecasts are for the Asian giant's economy to continue outperforming that of the rest of the world over the remainder of 2020.
Data on monthly retail sales in the US meanwhile due out on Tuesday are also expected the economy's main motor, consumption, continue to hum along, although rising numbers of Covid-19 infections are a growing near-term risk.
Retail sales data in the UK on Friday are expected to draw a similar picture.
Also due out in the States, is the closely-followed regional factory sector survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, on Thursday.
Investors will also be watching for signs of progress in the US presidential transition.
Monday 16 November
INTERIMS
Kainos Group
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Bristol & West 'A', QinetiQ Group
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Coca-Cola European Partners (DI)
Q3
MTI Wireless Edge Ltd.
FINALS
Diploma
ANNUAL REPORT
BowLeven
AGMS
European Opportunities Trust, Smiths Group
Tuesday 17 November
INTERIMS
Adept Technology Group, Assura , Big Yellow Group, Experian, Gear4music (Holdings), Homeserve, Intermediate Capital Group, Palace Capital , Scapa Group, Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Ltd, System1 Group, Telecom Plus
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Business Inventories (US) (15:00)
Capacity Utilisation (US) (14:15)
Import and Export Price Indices (US) (13:30)
Industrial Production (US) (14:15)
Retail Sales (US) (13:30)
Q3
JSC Halyk Bank GDR (Reg S), Nostrum Oil & Gas
GMS
Mulberry Group, Shaftesbury, SIG
FINALS
easyJet, Focusrite, Genedrive , Petra Diamonds Ltd.(DI)
ANNUAL REPORT
Netcall, Petra Diamonds Ltd.(DI)
AGMS
BMO Real Estate Investments Limited, Craneware, Dunelm Group, Eagle Eye Solutions Group, Marwyn Value Investors Limited, Physiomics, Scancell Holdings
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Aggreko, Ocean Outdoor Limited NPV (DI)
Wednesday 18 November
INTERIMS
British Land Company, Halfords Group, Speedy Hire, SSE, Tatton Asset Management
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Building Permits (US) (13:30)
Consumer Price Index (EU) (10:00)
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
Housing Starts (US) (13:30)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (13:00)
Q3
MHP SE GDR (Reg S), TBC Bank Group
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings (DI)
EGMS
Exillon Energy, JZ Capital Partners Ltd
AGMS
Avingtrans, Beeks Financial Cloud Group, Henderson EuroTrust, Orient Telecoms , Origin Enterprises, Picton Property Income Ltd, Rainbow Rare Earths Limited NPV
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Breedon Group , DP Eurasia N.V. (DI) , Safestore Holdings
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Price Index (07:00)
Producer Price Index (07:00)
Retail Price Index (07:00)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Strategic Equity Capital
Thursday 19 November
INTERIMS
Charles Stanley Group, CMC Markets, Halma, Investec, Jet2, Johnson Matthey, Mitie Group, Naked Wines, Polar Capital Holdings, SRT Marine Systems, Syncona Limited NPV
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
STM Group
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
B&M European Value Retail S.A. (DI), British American Inv Trust, Central Asia Metals, DCC, Electrocomponents, Great Portland Estates, Hammerson, Morgan Advanced Materials , Ocean Wilsons Holdings Ltd., Redcentric, Scottish Mortgage Inv Trust, Tate & Lyle, Vivo Energy , Volex
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
M Winkworth
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
BlackRock World Mining Trust, NextEnergy Solar Fund Limited Red, Pershing Square Holdings Ltd NPV, Pershing Square Holdings Ltd NPV (USD), Regional REIT Limited
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
Current Account (EU) (09:00)
Existing Home Sales (US) (15:00)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
Philadelphia Fed Index (US) (13:30)
Q3
Kingfisher
GMS
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund, Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings (DI)
FINALS
Euromoney Institutional Investor, Grainger
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
B&M European Value Retail S.A. (DI), BioPharma Credit , Henderson Alternative Strategies Trust
AGMS
Close Brothers Group, Finsbury Food Group, Infrastructure India, Jupiter UK Growth Investment Trust, Litigation Capital Management Limited (DI), Maestrano Group, Thorpe (F.W.)
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Close Brothers Group, Headlam Group, Kingfisher
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Asia Dragon Trust , Craneware, Ecclesiastical Insurance 8.625% Non-Cum Irr Pref Shares, Genus, James Halstead, London Finance & Investment Group, North Atlantic Smaller Companies Inv Trust, Tristel
Friday 20 November
INTERIMS
Argentex Group , Fusion Antibodies , The Panoply Holdings
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Air Partner, Animalcare Group, Cenkos Securities, Maven Income & Growth VCT, Smiths Group, Steppe Cement Ltd
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
JPMorgan Japan Smaller Companies Trust, Primary Health Properties, SME Credit Realisation Fund Limited NPV, Tufton Oceanic Assets Limited NPV, Unilever
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Producer Price Index (GER) (07:00)
FINALS
Sage Group
AGMS
Base Resources Ltd , Crystal Amber Fund Ltd., Diurnal Group, GSTechnologies NPV (DI), Mc Mining Limited, Salt Lake Potash Limited (DI)
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
GFK Consumer Confidence (00:01)
Public Sector Net Borrowing (06:00)
Retail Sales (07:00)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Smiths Group