Friday preview: UK GDP, US consumer confidence ahead

Investors' attention at the end of the week will shift back towards the UK and the latest gross domestic product figures.

At 0700 GMT, the Office for National Statistics will release a reading on third quarter GDP growth.

Consensus is that aggregate demand remained flat over that three-month stretch following an expansion of 0.2% in the second quarter.

In the U.S. on the other hand markets will be focused on the preliminary reading for the University of Michigan's consumer confidence survey at 1500 GMT (consensus: 63.3).

At least two U.S. Federal Reserve officials are set to deliver remarks.

Those are Dallas Fed boss Lorie Logan att 1230 GMT and Atlanta Fed chief Raphael Bostic at 1400 GMT.

In the euro area, European Central Bank president, Christine Lagarde is due to speak at 1230 GMT.

Friday 10 November

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Bodycote, Breedon Group , Chesnara, Kerry Group 'A' Shares (CDI), LSL Property Services, Puma Alpha Vct , Senior, Spectris, Spirax-Sarco Engineering, Travis Perkins

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

Tufton Oceanic Assets Limited NPV

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

U. of Michigan Confidence (Prelim) (US) (15:00)

Q3

Allianz Technology Trust

GMS

Minoan Group

SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Mid Wynd International Inv Trust

AGMS

DFS Furniture, Galliford Try, Redrow

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Balance of Trade (07:00)

Gross Domestic Product (07:00)

Index of Services (07:00)

Industrial Production (07:00)

Manufacturing Production (07:00)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

JPMorgan Emerging Markets Inv Trust, Mid Wynd International Inv Trust