Friday preview: US consumer confidence in focus

Friday's main economic data release will be a preliminary reading on the University of Michigan's US consumer confidence index in July.

Consensus is for an unchanged reading of 81.2.

Also due out in the States are import price figures covering the month of July.

Across the Channel meanwhile, final readings are due out on French and Spanish consumer prices in July, alongside a report on euro area foreign trade in June.

No major economic releases are scheduled in the UK.

Friday 13 August

INTERIMS

Societatea Nationala De Gaze Naturale Romgaz S.A. GDR (Reg S), Thungela Resources Limited NPV (DI)

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

New Century AIM VCT 2, Safestore Holdings

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

JPMorgan Japan Small Cap Growth & Income, Marsh & Mclennan Cos Inc., NB Global Monthly Income Fund Limited Red Ord Shs NPV £, Tufton Oceanic Assets Limited NPV

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Balance of Trade (EU) (10:00)

Import and Export Price Indices (US) (13:30)

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

SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

CML Microsystems, Octopus AIM VCT

AGMS

iEnergizer Ltd., System1 Group

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Cake Box Holdings, Circle Property , Elixirr International , Heath (Samuel) & Sons, Next Fifteen Communications, Octopus AIM VCT, Stenprop Limited