Friday preview: Global PMIs, UK retail sales in the spotlight

All eyes at the end of the week would be on a raft of purchasing managers' surveys for June.

The results provided one of the earliest indications of activity each month and often moved financial markets.

PMIs for factory and services activity in the euro area and US were expected to reveal little change in the former but a slight dip in the latter.

Those for the UK on the other hand, which were due out at 0930 BST, were expected to show a dip in both.

Previously, at 0700 BST the Office for National Statistics was due to release retail sales data for May (consensus: -0.2% month-on-month).

And overnight consultancy GfK would publish its consumer confidence index for the UK in June.

St.Louis Fed chief James Bullard was also due to take to the podium, at 1015 BST, followed by the Cleveland Fed's Loretta Mester at 1840 BST.

In Asia, investors would be waiting on Japanese core consumer price data for May.

Friday 23 June

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Cerillion , HSBC Holdings, Numis Corporation, Orchard Funding Group , Origin Enterprises (CDI), Sage Group

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

BP, Tritax Eurobox (EUR), Tritax Eurobox (GBP), Vaalco Energy, Inc (DI)

GMS

Rathbones Group, Supply@Me Capital

AGMS

Cadogan Energy Solutions, Mears Group, Non-Standard Finance, Ocean Harvest Technology Group , Oxford Biomedica, Pelatro , Petrofac Ltd., Petrofac Ltd., Princess Private Equity Holding Ltd. (EUR), Supply@Me Capital , Vietnam Enterprise Investments (DI), VPC Specialty Lending Investments

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

GFK Consumer Confidence (00:01)

Retail Sales (07:00)

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