Friday preview: BoJ and PBOC rate decisions in focus

Both central banks are expected to announce that interest rates will remain unchanged.

Investors will nevertheless be keen to glean any guidance from policymakers' remarks.

On home shores, at 0700 BST the Office for National Statistics will release public sector borrowing and retail sales figures for August.

No major economic reports are due out in the US.

In the euro meanwhile, at 1400 BST the European Commission will publish the results of its consumer confidence survey for September.

Friday 20 September

INTERIMS

Biome Technologies

AGMs

Sysgroup

GMs

Crossword Cybersecurity, SDX Energy Inc. (DI)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Reach, Speedy Hire, Heath (Samuel) & Sons, National World

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Glencore, abrdn Asia Focus, OSB Group, Barclays, Empiric Student Property, Henderson Opportunities Trust, Riverstone Credit Opportunities Income, Man Group, Informa, SEGRO, Entain, Triple Point Energy Transition, St James's Place, Hikma Pharmaceuticals

SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Berkeley Group Holdings (The)

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

GFK Consumer Confidence (00:01)

Public Sector Net Borrowing (07:00)

Retail Sales (07:00)

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Producer Price Index (GER) (07:00)