Tuesday preview: US services PMI, German factory orders in focus

The market spotlight on Tuesday will be on the US services sector as the Institute for Supply Management and S&P Global publish their respective purchasing managers' indices for the month of August.

Data out in Germany meanwhile are expected to show that the slump in factory orders in the euro area's largest economy accelerated in July, reaching a year-on-year pace of decline of 13.5%, after a 9.0% drop in the month before.

On home shores, the flow of new data will be limited to the release of a Purchasing Managers' Index for UK construction at 0930 BST.

Further afield, rate-setters in Sydney will be meeting overnight to decide on interest rates.

Consensus is for a 50 basis point hike to 2.35%.

Tuesday 30 August

INTERIMS

Centralnic Group , Old Mutual Limited NPV (DI), Uniphar (CDI)

INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Newcastle 12 5/8% Perm Int Bearing Shs #1000

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Canadian General Investments Ltd.

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Business Climate Indicator (EU) (10:00)

Consumer Confidence (EU) (10:00)

Consumer Confidence (US) (15:00)

Economic Sentiment Indicator (EU) (10:00)

House Price Index (US) (14:00)

Import Price Index (GER) (07:00)

Industrial Confidence (EU) (10:00)

Services Sentiment (EU) (10:00)

FINALS

Braemar Shipping Services

SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Scottish Inv Trust

SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

NATWEST GROUP PLC ORD 100P

AGMS

Albion Enterprise VCT, Sivota

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Consumer Credit (09:30)

M4 Money Supply (09:30)

Mortgage Approvals (09:30)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Calnex Solutions , Ingenta