Week ahead: Brexit talks, China data in focus
The focus over the coming week will be on the restart of talks between the government and Labour on thrashing out a Brexit deal, although some observers believed that any agreement would likely have to wait until for after the 23 May elections to the European Parliament.
Still on home turf, investors will also be waiting on a barrage of economic data due out at the end of the week, with readings on first quarter GDP, industrial production and foreign trade all set for release on Friday.
A slew of key economic indicators are also set for release in the People's Republic of China, including on foreign trade in April on Wednesday, monthly CPI data on Thursday and the latest money supply and credit data, also on Friday.
Stateside, April's CPI numbers are also due out on Friday.
In the background, the Reserve Banks of Australia and New Zealand will announce interest rate decisions on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively.
Monday May 06
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
PMI Composite (EU) (09:00)
PMI Composite (GER) (08:55)
PMI Services (EU) (09:00)
PMI Services (GER) (08:55)
Retail Sales (EU) (10:00)
AGMS
Public Joint Stock Company Polyus (REG S)
Tuesday May 07
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Barratt Developments
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Supermarket Income Reit
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Credit (US) (20:00)
FINALS
Faron Pharmaceuticals Oy (DI)
AGMS
4Imprint Group, African Battery Metals , Apax Global Alpha Limited , British Smaller Companies VCT 2, Costain Group, CPP Group, Empresaria Group, Gran Tierra Energy Inc. (CDI), Kape Technologies, NB Global Floating Rate Income Fund Ltd GBP, NB Global Floating Rate Income Fund Ltd USD, Pershing Square Holdings Ltd NPV, SDL, The Renewables Infrastructure Group Limited, Verona Pharma, Vivo Energy
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Domino's Pizza Group, Vivo Energy
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Halifax House Price Index (08:30)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
LSL Property Services, Phoenix Group Holdings , Synectics, Urban Exposure
Q1
Verona Pharma, Verona Pharma
Wednesday May 08
INTERIMS
Elegant Hotels Group , Imperial Brands , Jyske Bank A/S
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
British American Tobacco, Mercantile Investment Trust (The)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
Factory Orders (GER) (07:00)
Industrial Production (GER) (07:00)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
FINALS
Cyanconnode Holdings, JZ Capital Partners Ltd, Keystone Law Group , Osirium Technologies, Smartspace Software , Vertu Motors
AGMS
Caledonia Mining Corporation (DI), Cello Health, Charles Taylor, Dairy Farm International Holdings Ltd. (Singapore), EMIS Group, Forbidden Technologies, Gem Diamonds Ltd. (DI), GlaxoSmithKline, Grafton Group Units, Henderson High Income Trust, Hongkong Land Holding Ltd. (Sing.Reg), Independent Oil & Gas , Indivior, ITV, Johnson Service Group, Mandarin Oriental International (Singapore), Mobeus Income & Growth Vct, Morgan Sindall Group, Oakley Capital Investments Ltd. (DI), Rentokil Initial, Savills, SIG, Standard Chartered, Team17 Group, Ten Entertainment Group , Travis Perkins, Travis Perkins
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Direct Line Insurance Group, ITV, Travis Perkins
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
CareTech Holding, Dalata Hotel Group, Smith & Nephew
Q1
Apax Global Alpha Limited
Thursday May 09
INTERIMS
Cambria Automobiles
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Begbies Traynor Group, SCS Group
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
BlackRock Greater Europe Inv Trust, British Smaller Companies VCT, Focusrite, James Halstead, Lok'n Store Group, Smart (J) & Co., Symphony International Holdings Ltd.
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
JPMorgan Asian Investment Trust, JPMorgan Japan Smaller Companies Trust
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
BP, Chenavari Toro Income Fund Limited NPV, Ediston Property Investment Company, IBM Corp., Picton Property Income Ltd
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Trade (US) (13:30)
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
Producer Price Index (US) (13:30)
Wholesales Inventories (US) (15:00)
FINALS
3i Infrastructure, Air Partner, Akers Biosciences, Inc. , BT Group, Water Intelligence
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Admiral Group, Symphony International Holdings Ltd.
AGMS
Arbuthnot Banking Group, BAE Systems, Clarkson, Convatec Group , Crossword Cybersecurity, Direct Line Insurance Group, Elecosoft, Everyman Media Group , Glencore , Horizonte Minerals, Huntsworth, IMI, Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd (Singapore Reg), Melrose Industries, Moneysupermarket.com Group, National Express Group, OneSavings Bank, Petards Group, Rathbone Brothers, Reckitt Benckiser Group, Robinson, Serco Group, Tomco Energy, TT Electronics, Tyman, Unite Group, Wood Group (John)
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Barratt Developments, Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets, RSA Insurance Group, Superdry
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Industrial Production (09:30)
Manufacturing Production (09:30)
RICS Housing Market Survey (00:01)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Schroders, Schroders (Non-Voting), Ultra Electronics Holdings
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
AA , Admiral Group, Bank of Ireland Group , Barr (A.G.), Card Factory, Centaur Media, Centrica, Eddie Stobart Logistics , Empresaria Group, Epwin Group, Gocompare.com Group, Gresham House, Hiscox Limited (DI), Hostelworld Group , Ibstock , Ocean Wilsons Holdings Ltd., Polymetal International, Reach, Robert Walters, Rosenblatt Group , RTC Group, Share plc, Soco International, Strix Group , Weiss Korea Opportunity Fund Ltd
Q1
Valeura Energy Inc NPV (DI)
Friday May 10
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Kin and Carta , Photo-Me International, Softcat
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
BlackRock World Mining Trust, Scottish Inv Trust
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Trade (GER) (07:00)
Consumer Price Index (13:30)
Current Account (GER) (07:00)
Q3
X5 Retail Group NV GDR (Reg S)
AGMS
Alpha Fx Group , BBA Aviation, Clarke (T.), Eurocell , FBD Holdings, GLI Finance Limited, John Laing Group , Man Group, Millennium & Copthorne Hotels, Mobeus Income & Growth 4 Vct, Morgan Advanced Materials , Rightmove, RSA Insurance Group, Schroder Asian Total Return Investment Company , Transgloble Energy Corporation NPV (DI), X5 Retail Group NV GDR (Reg S)
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Trade (09:30)
GDP (Preliminary) (09:30)
Gross Domestic Product (09:30)
Index of Services (09:30)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
British Smaller Companies VCT 2, Devro, Drax Group, Fisher (James) & Sons, Harwood Wealth Management Group, Hunting, International Personal Finance, Johnson Service Group, Kerry Group 'A' Shares, Kingspan Group, Lighthouse Group, Pearson, Quixant, Smurfit Kappa Group, Tullow Oil
Q1
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (CDI)