Wednesday preview: US new home sales, German consumer confidence in focus

Investors' focus in the middle of the week will be on the US housing market.

At 1500 BST the Department of Commerce is expected to announce that new home sales were little changed month-on-month in May at 640,000.

Later in the session, at 1700 BST the US Treasury will conduct an auction of five-year debt.

In Germany, at 0700 BST consultancy GfK will publish the results of its survey for German consumer confidence in July.

No major economic reports are due in the UK.

Wednesday 26 June

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Tharisa (DI)

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

CRH (CDI)

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)

GFK Consumer Confidence (GER) (07:00)

MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)

New Homes Sales (US) (15:00)

GMS

Ariana Resources, Pinewood Technologies Group

FINALS

AO World, Liontrust Asset Management, Marks Electrical Group, Revolution Beauty Group, Revolution Beauty Group, Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund Limited , Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund Limited , Volex, Volex

AGMS

Amicorp FS (UK) , Asiamet Resources Limited (DI) , Avacta Group, Bluejay Mining, Comptoir Group, Cora Gold Limited (DI), East Star Resources, Echo Energy , Emmerson NPV, En+ Group International Public Joint-Stock Company GDR (Reg S), Facilities by ADF, India Capital Growth Fund Ltd., International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (CDI), London & Associated Properties, NB Distressed Debt Investment Fund Limited, Novacyt S.A. (CDI), Pinewood Technologies Group , Ra International Group, SpaceandPeople, Supply@Me Capital , Tialis Essential IT, Warpaint London , Weiss Korea Opportunity Fund Ltd

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

BRC Shop Price Index (00:01)