Thursday preview: Global manufacturing and services PMIs, weekly US jobless claims in focus
Investors' focus on Thursday will be on the release of a raft of purchasing managers' surveys of activity in manufacturing and services in the UK, euro area and US.
On home shores, S&P Global's PMI surveys are both expected to show slower levels of activity.
The same is also expected for surveys across the Channel.
In the US on the other hand, while S&P Global's services PMI is seen dipping, that for factories is seen edging higher.
The latest weekly unemployment claims figures will also be closely watched for any signs of softness.
Further afield, rate-setters in Indonesia and the Philippines are due to meet to decide on interest rates.
Consensus is for only the former to raise official short-term interest rates, by 25 basis points to 2.50%.
Thursday 23 June
INTERIMS
Oxford Metrics, Redx Pharma
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
AVI Global Trust , Gooch & Housego, RWS Holdings
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Abrdn Private Equity Opportunities Trust, Alpha Real Trust Ltd., Mercantile Investment Trust (The), NB Global Monthly Income Fund Limited Red Ord Shs NPV £, Scottish Inv Trust
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
Current Account (US) (13:30)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
GMS
Puma VCT 12
FINALS
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting, Deepverge Plc , First Property Group, Manolete Partners, Volex, XPS Pensions Group
ANNUAL REPORT
Deepverge Plc
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Castings
AGMS
Anglo Asian Mining, Avacta Group, Bluejay Mining, Braime Group, Card Factory, Cordiant Digital Infrastructure Limited NPV, En+ Group International Public Joint-Stock Company GDR (Reg S), GENinCode, GENinCode, GETECH Group, Life Settlement Assets, LongBoat Energy , Menzies(John), Next Fifteen Communications, Norman Broadbent , Oxford Nanopore Technologies , RBG Holdings, Tandem Group, Union Jack Oil, Zinnwald Lithium
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Public Sector Net Borrowing (07:00)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Cenkos Securities, Gamma Communications, LMS Capital, Manx Financial Group, TI Fluid Systems
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Abrdn Japan Investment Trust , Airtel Africa , Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust , British Land Company, Discoverie Group, GB Group, Helical, Helios Underwriting, JPMorgan European Discovery Trust, Medica Group , Mitie Group, Norcros, Tatton Asset Management , Templeton Emerging Markets Inv Trust, TR Property Inv Trust, Tribal Group, United Utilities Group, VP