Friday preview: US consumer confidence, UK GDP in focus

Financial markets' focus at the end of the week will be on the first reading on US consumer confidence since the start of the war in Ukraine.

The University of Michigan will publish the preliminary results of its consumer confidence survey for March at 1500 GMT.

On home shores meanwhile, at 0700 GMT, the Office for National Statistics will publish a reading for gross domestic product in January.

Consensus is for economic growth to have edged up at a month-on-month pace 0.1%, with an expansion in industrial and services output more than offsetting declines in construction and from foreign trade.

Across the Channel, preliminary readings for consumer price inflation in Germany and Spain are due out at 0700 GMT and 0800 GMT, respectively.

In the background of course, investors will be monitoring the headlines out of Ukraine and trying to anticipate the course of events.

Friday 11 March

FINALS

SIG

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Berkeley Group Holdings (The)

AGMs

Myanmar Investments International Ltd, Hardide

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

JPMorgan Russian Securities, Virgin Money UK, Gulf Investment Fund, Avon Protection

INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Base Resources Ltd

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

JPMorgan Russian Securities, Civitas Social Housing, Impact Healthcare Reit, Maven Income & Growth 4 VCT, I3 Energy, Aquila European, Renewables Income Fund (GBP), NB Global Monthly Income Fund Limited Red Ord Shs NPV £, Ecofin U.S. Renewables Infrastructure Trust, S&U, Ground Rents Income Fund, Ecofin U.S. Renewables Infrastructure Trust, Maven Income & Growth 3 VCT

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

Honeywell International Inc., Chenavari Toro Income Fund Limited NPV

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

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