Thursday preview: US producer prices, US Treasury auctions in focus

The market spotlight on Thursday will continue to be on the US inflation picture.

At 1230 BST the Department of Labor will release producer price data for May.

Those figures will help economists anticipate the behaviour of so-called PCE inflation - the Fed's preferred inflation gauge - during the same month.

Also due out, at the same time, will be the latest batch of weekly unemployment claims figures in the States.

Investors will also be keeping an eye out for the latest US Treasury auction results for 4-week bills and 30-year bonds.

No major economic reports are scheduled in the UK.

Thursday 13 June

INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Aeci 5 1/2% Prf, Blackrock Frontiers Investment Trust, Compass Group, Hollywood Bowl Group, Impax Asset Management Group, REA Holdings 9% Cum. Prf. #1, Tharisa (DI), Witan Investment Trust Plc

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Brunner Inv Trust

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)

Industrial Confidence (EU) (10:00)

Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)

Producer Price Index (US) (13:30)

FINALS

Halma, Motorpoint Group, NetScientific , PayPoint, PayPoint, Peel Hunt Limited NPV

ANNUAL REPORT

NetScientific

SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Marlowe

AGMS

Amati AIM Vct , Beacon Rise Holdings , Christie Group, Ecofin U.S. Renewables Infrastructure Trust, Everyman Media Group , Hochschild Mining, Iofina, Jadestone Energy, Mears Group, Middlefield Canadian Income PCC, Poolbeg Pharma, Serabi Gold, Sound Energy , Starwood European Real Estate Finance Ltd, Tanfield Group, Tanfield Group

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

RICS Housing Market Survey (00:01)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Empresaria Group, Relx plc, RHI Magnesita N.V. (DI)

FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

3i Infrastructure, Anglo-Eastern Plantations, Christie Group, Elecosoft Public Limited Company, Foresight VCT, Forterra, Ingenta, Intermediate Capital Group, Investec Non-Red Non-Cum Non-Part Prf Shs, JD Sports Fashion, Keystone Law Group , Land Securities Group, London Security, Pacific Assets Trust, Pharos Energy , RS Group, Scottish Mortgage Inv Trust, Spectra Systems Corporation, TBC Bank Group, Warpaint London , Worldwide Healthcare Trust