Week ahead: Global manufacturing, US September jobs report in focus
The focus over the coming week will revert to global manufacturing and the US jobs market.
Starting from Monday, survey readings for factory sector activity are due out in China and the euro area on that same day, followed by comparable survey results for the US and UK on Tuesday.
Any signs that weakness in global manufacturing is easing may trigger swift gains in stock markets around the world - and vice-versa.
Later in the week, the spotlight will shift to the US jobs market following the unexpectedly soft August non farm payrolls report.
Consensus is anticipating a moderate rebound in the pace of hiring in the States from the 130,000 observed during the previous month to a still strong 162,000 for September, alongside a slight uptick in the year-on-year rate of growth of average hourly earnings from 3.1% to 3.2%.
Monday September 30
INTERIMS
Altitude Group, Ariana Resources, Creo Medical Group, Etalon Group GDR (Reg S), Nasstar
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Micro Focus International, Northern Electricity Prf, Phoenix Group Holdings
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
HICL Infrastructure , Honeycomb Investment Trust, NextEnergy Solar Fund Limited Red, Raven Property Group 6.5% Red Cnv Pref Shs NPV, Raven Property Group Limited Cum Red Pref, The Renewables Infrastructure Group Limited
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Chicago PMI (US) (14:45)
Import Price Index (GER) (07:00)
Retail Sales (GER) (07:00)
Unemployment Rate (EU) (10:00)
Unemployment Rate (GER) (08:55)
FINALS
Grit Real Estate Income Group Limited NPV (DI)
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
PayPoint
EGMS
Public Joint Stock Company Polyus (REG S)
AGMS
Accsys Technologies, Hardy Oil & Gas, Renalytix Ai (Reg S), Stirling Industries, The Panoply Holdings
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Credit (09:30)
Current Account (10:30)
Gross Domestic Product (09:30)
M4 Money Supply (09:30)
Mortgage Approvals (09:30)
Nationwide House Price Index (07:00)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
600 Group, BCA Marketplace, Gresham House Strategic , Knights Group Holdings , Manolete Partners
Tuesday October 01
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Aggreko, General Accident (Prf), Property Franchise Group, Rathbone Brothers
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Blackrock North American Income Trust , BlackRock World Mining Trust, Total SA
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Auto Sales (US) (20:30)
Construction Spending (US) (15:00)
ISM Manufacturing (US) (15:00)
ISM Prices Paid (US) (15:00)
PMI Manufacturing (GER) (08:55)
PMI Manufacturing (EU) (08:55)
PMI Manufacturing (US) (14:45)
GMS
Mod Resources Limited NPV (DI)
FINALS
Ferguson, James Halstead, SCS Group
EGMS
Hardy Oil & Gas
AGMS
Qannas Investments Limited (DI)
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Greggs
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
PMI Manufacturing (09:30)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Park Group, Robinson
Wednesday October 02
INTERIMS
Inspiration Healthcare Group , Tesco
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Croda International, Savills
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
FINALS
Ceres Power Holdings
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Fuller Smith & Turner
AGMS
Open Orphan
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
BRC Shop Price Index (00:01)
PMI Construction (09:30)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Stagecoach Group
Thursday October 03
INTERIMS
Ted Baker
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Globaldata, Greggs, InterContinental Hotels Group
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
AA , Anglo Asian Mining, Applegreen, Arena Events Group , Braime Group, Cello Health, Cenkos Securities, Central Asia Metals, Elecosoft, Fisher (James) & Sons, Flowtech Fluidpower, Hastings Group Holdings , Hunting, Johnson Service Group, Judges Scientific, Kaz Minerals , Keystone Law Group , Keywords Studios, Kingfisher, Mears Group, Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) , Octagonal, Origo Partners , RBG Holdings, Restore, Rightmove, Rockrose Energy, SIG, Smith & Nephew, StatPro Group, Synthomer, Taylor Wimpey, TP ICAP, Travis Perkins, WPP, XLMedia
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Anglo Pacific Group, BMO Private Equity Trust, BMO UK High Income Trust , British American Tobacco, British Land Company, Merchants Trust, Scottish Inv Trust, Yew Grove Reit
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
Factory Orders (US) (15:00)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
ISM Non-Manufacturing (US) (15:00)
PMI Composite (EU) (09:00)
PMI Composite (GER) (08:55)
PMI Composite (US) (14:45)
PMI Services (EU) (09:00)
PMI Services (GER) (08:51)
PMI Services (US) (14:45)
Producer Price Index (EU) (10:00)
Retail Sales (EU) (10:00)
FINALS
Genedrive
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Greggs
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited, Hays, Keystone Law Group
AGMS
Arcontech Group, Photo-Me International, Purplebricks Group
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
PMI Services (09:30)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Diageo, PZ Cussons
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Abbey, Avation, Daejan Holdings, Fulcrum Utility Services Ltd. (DI), Hansard Global, Hays, HML Holdings, K3 Capital Group , Mid Wynd International Inv Trust, Redde, Smith (DS), Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust, Tricorn Group
Friday October 04
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Admiral Group, Antofagasta, Aptitude Software Group , Churchill China, Crest Nicholson Holdings, Dalata Hotel Group, Devro, Eurocell , Filta Group Holdings, Glanbia, Goco Group , H&T Group, Highland Gold Mining Ltd., International Personal Finance, Irish Continental Group Units, IWG , JPMorgan American Inv Trust, Kingspan Group, Maintel Holdings, Maven Income & Growth 4 VCT, Meggitt, Portmeirion Group, Tclarke , Tullow Oil
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Cineworld Group, Land Securities Group
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Trade (US) (13:30)
Non-Farm Payrolls (US) (13:30)
Unemployment Rate (US) (13:30)
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Admiral Group, Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd Com Shs (DI)
AGMS
Abbey, Henderson Smaller Companies Inv Trust
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Fletcher King, Goodwin Plc, NCC Group