Wednesday preview: ECB policy forum in the spotlight
Investors' focus in the middle of the week was likely to be on the European Central Bank's central banking forum in Sintra, Portugal.
The head of the Bank of England, US Federal Reserve, ECB and Bank of Japan were all scheduled to participate on a panel in Sintra from 1430 BST.
Earlier in the day, Bank chief economist, Huw Pill, was to deliver a speech at the same venue on "lessons fro recent experiences in macroeconomic forecasting".
In terms of data, at 0700 BST consultancy GfK was due to publish its consumer confidence index for Germany covering the month of July.
It would be followed by the M3 money supply figures for the euro area in May at 0900 BST.
Stateside, at 1330 BST the Department of Commerce would release a preliminary estimate for foreign trade in May.
Wednesday 28 June
INTERIMS
Abrdn Private Equity Opportunities Trust, Harmony Energy Income Trust, Schroder European Real Estate Investment Trust
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
GFK Consumer Confidence (GER) (07:00)
M3 Money Supply (EU) (09:00)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
Services Sentiment (EU) (10:00)
GMS
Panthera Resources
FINALS
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust
AGMS
Atalaya Mining, Avacta Group, Boku, Inc (DI) Reg S Cat 3/144A, Cambridge Cognition Holdings, CEIBA Investments Limited NPV, Cizzle Biotechnology Holdings, Cobra Resources, Cora Gold Limited (DI), Datang International Power Generation Co Ltd., Dial Square Investments, Medcaw Investments, NB Distressed Debt Investment Fund Limited, Pembridge Resources, Pembridge Resources, Pineapple Power Corporation , Polarean Imaging, Polarean Imaging, Ra International Group, Shield Therapeutics, Star Phoenix Group Ltd NPV (DI), Tialis Essential IT, Valirx, Velocys plc, Vertu Motors, Warpaint London , Westminster Group
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Nationwide House Price Index (07:00)