Tuesday preview: Few if any references for investors in shortened pre-Christmas session

No major economic releases or corporate updates are scheduled in the UK, US or Eurozone for Tuesday.

Trading on the London Stock Exchange is scheduled to end at 1230 GMT in observance of the Christmas holiday and that on US stock markets will finish at 1800 GMT.

Tuesday 24 December

INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE

BT Group, Dart Group, Dixons Carphone , Halma, Morses Club

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Aberdeen Diversified Income and Growth Trust , British American Tobacco, Duke Royalty Limited

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Q3 Dutch GDP (0530 GMT)

SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Electra Private Equity, Naked Wines

FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Bovis Homes Group, Grainger, JPMorgan Chinese Inv Trust, JPMorgan Japanese Inv Trust