Wednesday preview: China CPI. UK house prices in the spotlight

Investors' attention in the middle of the week would continue to be trained on the People's Republic of China and the latest consumer price statistics that would be released overnight in the Asian giant.

Consensus was for a dip in the annual rate of increase in the country's Consumer Price Index from 0.0% for June to -0.5% in July.

Also due out was a reading for producer prices covering that same month.

On home shores, the only relevant report that was scheduled to be published was the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors Housing Price Balance for July.

Ten-year government debt auctions were also scheduled in the U.K., U.S. and Germany.

Wednesday 9 August

FINALS

Hargreaves Services

INTERIMS

TP Icap Group, Flutter Entertainment (CDI), Plaza Centers NV, Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public Limited Company (CDI), CLS Holdings, Impact Healthcare Reit

Hill and Smith, Coca-Cola HBC AG (CDI)

Q3

TUI AG Reg Shs (DI)

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Bellway

AGMs

MS International, Tatton Asset Management, daVictus, Plaza Centers NV, CML Microsystems, Lansdowne Oil & Gas, D4T4 Solutions, Mountview Estates, Braemar

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

National Grid, Record

SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

SLF Realisation Fund Limited NPV, SLF Realisation Fund Limited C Shs NPV

SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Record

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)

Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)