Week ahead: US and Chinese data in focus
The focus over the coming week will revert to the hard eocnomic data in most jurisdictions, including out of China and the US, although the Wuhan coronavirus will likely not be far from traders' minds.
Indeed, the pace of new virus cases over the weekend bears watching and may set the tone for the remainder of the week.
Against that backdrop, Monday will bring with it readings on consumer and factory gate prices in the People's Republic of China for January, followed by a raft of activity indicators on Friday.
Friday will also be the most intense day in the US, with reports for monthly retail, industrial production, import prices and a preliminary reading on consumer confidence all set for release.
US consumer price data for January also lay ahead, on Thursday.
On home turf, a preliminary reading on fourth quarter UK gross domestic product is due out on Tuesday, alongside readings on foreign trade and for industrial production both covering the month of December.
To take note of, investors may increasingly opt to reduce risk as the week progresses ahead of the 17 February Martin Luther King Jr. memorial day.
Monday 10 February
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
RDL Realisation
AGMS
Purecircle Limited (DI)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Grainger, Puma Vct 11
Tuesday 11 February
INTERIMS
Diurnal Group
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Schlumberger Ltd.
FINALS
IDOX, Public Joint Stock Company Polyus (REG S)
AGMS
BMO Capital & Income Investment Trust, Keystone Inv Trust, TUI AG Reg Shs (DI)
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Trade (09:30)
GDP (Preliminary) (09:30)
Gross Domestic Product (09:30)
Index of Services (09:30)
Industrial Production (09:30)
Manufacturing Production (09:30)
Retail Sales (00:01)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Cerillion , Hargreave Hale AIM VCT
Q1
TUI AG Reg Shs (DI)
Wednesday 12 February
INTERIMS
Dunelm Group, Oncimmune Holdings
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
Industrial Production (EU) (10:00)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
Wholesale Price Index (GER) (07:00)
Q4
Novolipetsk Steel GDS (Reg S)
FINALS
Novolipetsk Steel GDS (Reg S), Plus500 Ltd (DI), Primary Health Properties
AGMS
Income & Growth VCT , RWS Holdings
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Brewin Dolphin Holdings, JpMorgan China Growth & Income
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
TUI AG Reg Shs (DI)
Thursday 13 February
INTERIMS
Grit Real Estate Income Group Limited NPV (DI), MJ Gleeson
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Hargreaves Lansdown, Henderson Smaller Companies Inv Trust, K3 Capital Group , Knights Group Holdings , Mattioli Woods, PZ Cussons, Rank Group, TheWorks.Co.Uk, Van Elle Holdings
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Anglo Pacific Group
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
BP, ICG Enterprise Trust, Picton Property Income Ltd, Raven Property Group Limited Cum Red Pref, Royal Dutch Shell 'A', Royal Dutch Shell 'B', The Renewables Infrastructure Group Limited
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Price Index (GER) (07:00)
Consumer Price Index (US) (13:30)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
FINALS
Bank of Georgia Group, Barclays, Centrica, Churchill China, Coca-Cola HBC AG (CDI), Gem Diamonds Ltd. (DI), Indivior, Relx plc
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Artemis VCT, Polymetal International, Triple Point Vct 2011 A
EGMS
GCP Infrastructure Investments Ltd
AGMS
Chrysalis VCT, GCP Infrastructure Investments Ltd, JPMorgan Asian Investment Trust, Oxford Metrics, Paragon Banking Group, Tritax Eurobox (EUR), Tritax Eurobox (EUR), Tritax Eurobox (GBP), Watkin Jones
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Gem Diamonds Ltd. (DI)
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
RICS Housing Market Survey (00:01)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
AB Dynamics, Connect Group, Euromoney Institutional Investor, On The Beach Group
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Avon Rubber, Tharisa (DI)
Q1
Safestore Holdings
Friday 14 February
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Bisichi Mining, Fletcher King, Solid State, Stenprop Limited
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
JPMorgan Japan Smaller Companies Trust, Marsh & Mclennan Cos Inc., Scottish Inv Trust
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Trade (EU) (10:00)
Business Inventories (US) (15:00)
Capacity Utilisation (US) (14:15)
GDP (Preliminary) (EU) (10:00)
GDP (Preliminary) (GER) (07:00)
Import and Export Price Indices (US) (13:30)
Industrial Production (US) (14:15)
Retail Sales (US) (13:30)
U. of Michigan Confidence (Prelim) (US) (15:00)
Q4
Royal Bank of Scotland Group
FINALS
AstraZeneca, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, SEGRO
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Allied Minds , Scottish Inv Trust
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Retail Sales (09:30)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Baring Emerging Europe, Cardiff Property, Future, Manchester & London Investment Trust, Shaftesbury, Tracsis