Thursday preview: ECB, German factory orders in focus
All eyes on Thursday will be on the European Central Bank's policy meeting.
Rate-setters in Frankfurt are widely expected to announce a 25 basis point cut to interest rates.
But what really interests investors is what it may have to say regarding the outlook for monetary policy.
Also scheduled to be published are German factory orders figures for April, at 0600 BST.
Across the Atlantic in the US meanwhile a trio of economic reports are due out.
They include readings for weekly jobless claims, foreign trade and labour productivity and unit costs.
On home shores, at 0830 BST consultancy S&P Global will release its purchasing managers' index for the country's construction sector covering the month of May.
Thursday 06 June
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
AJ Bell, Antofagasta 5% Cum Prf, Arbuthnot Banking Group, Aviva 8 3/4% Cumulative Irrd Preference 1, General Accident 'A', Henderson European Focus Trust, Jersey Electricity 'A' Shares, Renew Holdings, Smiths News , Topps Tiles
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Assura , BlackRock Sustainable American Income Trust, Energean , RM Infrastructure Income
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Trade (US) (13:30)
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
Factory Orders (GER) (07:00)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
Producer Price Index (EU) (10:00)
Retail Sales (EU) (10:00)
Q3
Seraphim Space Investment Trust
FINALS
Mitie Group
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Steppe Cement Ltd
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Arbuthnot Banking Group, Billington Holdings, Downing Strategic Micro-Cap Investment Trust Red
AGMS
Argo Blockchain, Camellia, Checkit, China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co., Ltd GDR (Reg S), Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust, EJF Investments Ltd NPV, Fevertree Drinks, Invesco Perpetual UK Smaller Companies Inv Trust, Kavango Resources , Kore Potash, REA Holdings, S&U, Tan Delta Systems
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
PMI Construction (09:30)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Bodycote, Legal & General Group, Wickes Group
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Billington Holdings, Capital Gearing Trust, Computacenter, Edinburgh Inv Trust, Equals Group , FDM Group (Holdings), Gemfields Group Limited, Good Energy Group, Helios Underwriting, Informa, Johnson Matthey, Judges Scientific, Learning Technologies Group , Marshalls, Menhaden Resource Efficiency, Michelmersh Brick Holdings, Microlise Group, National Grid, National World , NEWCASTLE 10 3/4% PERM INT BEARING SHS #1000, Pets at Home Group , Restore, Robinson, RTC Group, Sainsbury (J), Vodafone Group, WPP