Friday preview: UK, euro area services sector PMIs in focus

With US financial markets closed at the end of the week in observance of the 4 July holiday, the spotlight will be firmly on the results of services sector survey results on both sides of the Channel.

Consensus is for IHS Markit's services sector Purchasing Managers' Index for June to be revised up marginally from a preliminary reading of 47.0 to 47.1.

Across the Channel meanwhile, the comparable PMI from the same survey compiler is expected to be unchanged at 47.3, although traders may be hoping for better as lockdown measures across the bloc continued to be lifted throughout the week.

Friday 03 July

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

AVI Global Trust , Ferrexpo, Grainger

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

Blackrock North American Income Trust

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Balance of Trade (GER) (07:00)

Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)

Current Account (GER) (07:00)

Industrial Production (GER) (07:00)

PMI Composite (EU) (09:00)

PMI Composite (GER) (08:55)

PMI Services (EU) (09:00)

PMI Services (GER) (08:55)

FINALS

Fuller Smith & Turner

AGMS

Calculus VCT , Capital Gearing Trust, Marks & Spencer Group

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

GFK Consumer Confidence (00:01)

PMI Services (09:30)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Downing Strategic Micro-Cap Investment Trust Red, JTC, Judges Scientific, Phoenix Spree Deutschland Limited Shs NPV , Tesco, Witan Pacific Inv Trust