Friday preview: PMIs, UK retail sales in focus

The market spotlight at the end of the week will be on a raft of closely-followed Purchasing Managers Indices from across the UK, euro area and US.

They are expected to show activity in the UK and across the Channel picked up noticeably in May, especially in the services sectors, as Covid-19 lockdown restrictions were eased on both sides of the Channel.

Also due out on home shores are readings for consumer confidence in May and for retail sales in April.

Friday 21 May

INTERIMS

Electra Private Equity

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income, Primary Health Properties, Supermarket Income Reit

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Existing Home Sales (US) (15:00)

SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Glencore

AGMS

Central Asia Metals, Circassia Group , Croda International, Fair Oaks Income Limited 2021 Shs NPV, Headlam Group, Old Mutual Limited NPV (DI), Premier African Minerals Ltd, Public Joint Stock Company Severstal GDR (Reg S)

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Close Brothers Group, Electra Private Equity

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

GFK Consumer Confidence (00:01)

Retail Sales (07:00)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Gresham House, Man Group, Maven Income & Growth 4 VCT, Morgan Advanced Materials , Octopus AIM VCT 2, Rotork, Secure Trust Bank, Spirax-Sarco Engineering, St James's Place, Tclarke , TT Electronics, Unite Group, Vector Capital, Vesuvius, Vistry Group