Friday preview: US consumer confidence, UK GDP in focus
Financial markets' focus at the end of the week will be on the first reading on US consumer confidence since the start of the war in Ukraine.
The University of Michigan will publish the preliminary results of its consumer confidence survey for March at 1500 GMT.
On home shores meanwhile, at 0700 GMT, the Office for National Statistics will publish a reading for gross domestic product in January.
Consensus is for economic growth to have edged up at a month-on-month pace 0.1%, with an expansion in industrial and services output more than offsetting declines in construction and from foreign trade.
Across the Channel, preliminary readings for consumer price inflation in Germany and Spain are due out at 0700 GMT and 0800 GMT, respectively.
In the background of course, investors will be monitoring the headlines out of Ukraine and trying to anticipate the course of events.
Friday 11 March
FINALS
SIG
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Berkeley Group Holdings (The)
AGMs
Myanmar Investments International Ltd, Hardide
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
JPMorgan Russian Securities, Virgin Money UK, Gulf Investment Fund, Avon Protection
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Base Resources Ltd
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
JPMorgan Russian Securities, Civitas Social Housing, Impact Healthcare Reit, Maven Income & Growth 4 VCT, I3 Energy, Aquila European, Renewables Income Fund (GBP), NB Global Monthly Income Fund Limited Red Ord Shs NPV £, Ecofin U.S. Renewables Infrastructure Trust, S&U, Ground Rents Income Fund, Ecofin U.S. Renewables Infrastructure Trust, Maven Income & Growth 3 VCT
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Honeywell International Inc., Chenavari Toro Income Fund Limited NPV
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
U. of Michigan Confidence (Prelim) (US) (15:00)