Week ahead: Global PMIs, US activity data in focus
Investors' focus over the following week was likely to be on the release of a raft of purchasing managers' surveys for manufacturing and services on either side of the Atlantic.
S&P Global's preliminary manufacturing and services PMIs for November were due out on Wednesday in the euro area, UK and US.
Although the PMIs provided one of the earliest readings each month on the state of activity, of late they had sometimes been subject to non-negligible revisions.
Even so, they often elicited large movements in financial markets.
US markets were to remain closed on Thursday in observance of the Thanksgiving Day holiday and would only open for a shortened session on Friday.
For that reason, Wednesday would bring with it a deluge of economic data Stateside.
Among the key indicators due out were readings for durable goods orders, jobless claims, consumer confidence and new home sales.
The minutes of the US central bank's most recent policy meeting were also due out on Wednesday.
On home shores meanwhile, at least three Monetary Policy Committee members, Dave Ramsden, Huw Pill and Catherine Mann were scheduled to deliver remarks, all on Thursday.
In Germany, Thursday would bring with it the closely followed business confidence survey from the IFO institute.
Readings for German consumer confidence and third quarter GDP were due out on Friday.
Monday 21 November
INTERIMS
Big Yellow Group, Molten Ventures, Sysgroup
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Vaalco Energy, Inc (DI)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Producer Price Index (GER) (07:00)
Q3
MTI Wireless Edge Ltd.
FINALS
Diploma, Genedrive
AGMS
Manchester & London Investment Trust, Scancell Holdings
Tuesday 22 November
INTERIMS
Accsys Technologies, AO World, CML Microsystems, Helical, Homeserve, Severfield, Tatton Asset Management , Telecom Plus, Trifast
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Octopus Apollo VCT
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Confidence (EU) (15:00)
Current Account (EU) (09:00)
Q3
AB Ignitis Grupe GDR (Reg S)
GMS
Alpha Fx Group
EGMS
Invinity Energy Systems
AGMS
Fonix Mobile , Kingswood Holdings Limited, Origin Enterprises (CDI), Physiomics, Rainbow Rare Earths Limited NPV, TCS Group Holding GDR (Each Repr 1 A Shr) (Reg S), TCS Group Holding GDR (Each Repr 1 A Shr) (Reg S)
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Restore
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Close Brothers Group
Wednesday 23 November
INTERIMS
Discoverie Group, Eckoh, HICL Infrastructure , LondonMetric Property, Marlowe, United Utilities Group
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
Durable Goods Orders (US) (13:30)
FOMC Interest Rate Minutes (US) (19:00)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
New Homes Sales (US) (15:00)
PMI Composite (EU) (09:00)
PMI Composite (GER) (08:30)
PMI Composite (US) (14:45)
PMI Manufacturing (GER) (08:30)
PMI Manufacturing (EU) (09:00)
PMI Manufacturing (US) (14:45)
PMI Services (GER) (08:30)
PMI Services (US) (14:45)
FINALS
Ten Lifestyle Group
EGMS
Joint Stock Company Kaspi.Kz GDR (Reg S)
AGMS
Crystal Amber Fund Ltd., CVS Group, Fidelity Asian Values, Genus, Grit Real Estate Income Group Limited NPV, One Heritage Group , Synergia Energy Ltd NPV
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
DP Eurasia N.V. (DI) , Rotork
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
PMI Composite (09:30)
PMI Manufacturing (09:30)
PMI Services (09:30)
PMI Services (EU) (09:00)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Henderson EuroTrust
Thursday 24 November
INTERIMS
Augmentum Fintech, Dr. Martens , LXI Reit , Motorpoint Group, NewRiver REIT, Omega Diagnostics Group, Polar Capital Holdings, Severn Trent, XPS Pensions Group
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Dunedin Enterprise Investment Trust, Shanta Gold Ltd.
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
3i Infrastructure, Braemar , British Land Company, Castings, Crystal Amber Fund Ltd., Great Portland Estates, iEnergizer Ltd., Inspiration Healthcare Group , Kainos Group , National Grid, Norcros, RS Group, Scottish Mortgage Inv Trust, Tate & Lyle, Urban Logistics Reit, Vodafone Group, Worldwide Healthcare Trust
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
BlackRock Sustainable American Income Trust, BlackRock World Mining Trust, Chenavari Toro Income Fund Limited NPV, Diversified Energy Company , HICL Infrastructure , Land Securities Group
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
IFO Business Climate (GER) (09:00)
IFO Current Assessment (GER) (09:00)
IFO Expectations (GER) (09:00)
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
abrdn Asia Focus
AGMS
Cloudbreak Discovery, EnSilica , Fiske, MGC Pharmaceuticals Limited NPV (DI), Pan African Resources, PZ Cussons, Sabien Technology Group, Zanaga Iron Ore Co. Ltd (DI)
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Intertek Group, Kingfisher, Safestore Holdings
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
TheWorks.Co.Uk
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Brunner Investment 5% Prf, Craneware, Croda International 5.9% Cumulative Preference 1, Croda International 6.6% Cumulative Preference 1, Finsbury Food Group, Fonix Mobile , Lok'n Store Group, Volution Group
Friday 25 November
INTERIMS
Pets at Home Group
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Amati AIM Vct , Anpario, Lookers, Next Fifteen Communications, Sanderson Design Group, Tesco, Warpaint London
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
ContourGlobal , Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust , Primary Health Properties, SME Credit Realisation Fund Limited NPV, Tetragon Financial Group Limited
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
GFK Consumer Confidence (00:01)
GFK Consumer Confidence (GER) (07:00)
Gross Domestic Product (GER) (07:00)
GMS
Aveva Group
EGMS
Datang International Power Generation Co Ltd.
AGMS
Base Resources Ltd , European Metals Holding Limited (DI), Neometals Ltd Npv (Di), Quadrise Fuels International, SCS Group
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Breedon Group , Vesuvius
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Manchester & London Investment Trust, MJ Gleeson , Mulberry Group, Ricardo, Thorpe (F.W.)