Week ahead: China data, UK CPI in the spotlight
Investors' focus over the coming week will shift to Asia where a barrage of key economic indicators are due out in the People's Republic of China.
Monday will bring with it the release of foreign trade statistics in China, followed the next day by a flurry of indicators covering fixed asset investment, industrial production and retail sales for the month of September.
Also due out on Tuesday, in Beijing, are third quarter gross domestic product figures.
On home shores, Wednesday will see the Office for National Statistics publish consumer price data for September.
It will be followed on Friday by readings for UK retail sales and the public sector's net borrowing requirement.
On the companies' side of things, Asos will post its full-year numbers on Wednesday, followed by IHG on Friday.
Across the Channel, the spotlight will be on the ZEW Institute's economic confidence index for October in Germany, come Tuesday, and a preliminary report for euro area consumer confidence in October on Friday.
In the US, Thursday will be the key day for economic reports with housing starts data and the results of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's manufacturing sector survey for October expected.
The US central bank's Beige Book, due out on Wednesday, may also attract attention, as will a series of speeches from top Federal Reserve officials, starting from Tuesday.
Financial markets will also be closely watching the first corporate results of the quarter, including those from Netflix and Goldman Sachs on Tuesday and Tesla on Wednesday.
Monday 17 October
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Old Mutual Limited NPV (DI)
FINALS
EnSilica , Seraphim Space Investment Trust
EGMS
Global Ports Investments GDR (REG S)
AGMS
Arcontech Group, Barratt Developments
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
National Westminster 9%pf
Tuesday 18 October
INTERIMS
B.P. Marsh & Partners, FD Technologies Public Limited Company
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Capacity Utilisation (US) (14:15)
Industrial Production (GER) (14:15)
ZEW Survey (EU) - Economic Sentiment (10:00)
ZEW Survey (GER) - Current Situation (10:00)
ZEW Survey (GER) - Economic Sentiment (10:00)
Q3
PJSC Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works GDR (Reg S)
FINALS
Aptamer Group, Bellway, Essensys , Revolution Bars Group
AGMS
Dolphin Capital Investors Ltd, Pantheon International , Tlou Energy Limited (DI)
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
888 Holdings (DI), Bellway, IntegraFin Holding, Rio Tinto, Sosandar
Wednesday 19 October
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Harbour Energy
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
JPMorgan Japan Small Cap Growth & Income
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Building Permits (US) (13:30)
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
Housing Starts (US) (13:30)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
Q3
Centamin (DI), Centamin (DI)
GMS
Empyrean Energy
IMSS
Hargreaves Lansdown
AGMS
Frasers Group , Hargreaves Lansdown, Made Tech Group , SME Credit Realisation Fund Limited NPV
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Antofagasta, BHP Group Limited NPV (DI), Network International Holdings, Petropavlovsk
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Price Index (07:00)
Producer Price Index (07:00)
Retail Price Index (07:00)
Thursday 20 October
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Bank of Georgia Group, BBGI Global Infrastructure S.A. NPV (DI), Gamma Communications, Melrose Industries, Panther Securities
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Amati AIM Vct , Animalcare Group, BAE Systems, Coats Group, Gemfields Group Limited, ITV, Lookers, Marshalls, Octopus Apollo VCT, Shanta Gold Ltd., STM Group
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Aberdeen Diversified Income and Growth Trust
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
JpMorgan China Growth & Income , M Winkworth
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
Continuing Claims (US) (07:00)
Current Account (EU) (09:00)
Current Account (EU) (07:00)
Existing Home Sales (US) (13:30)
Existing Home Sales (US) (15:00)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (07:00)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
Philadelphia Fed Index (US) (13:30)
Producer Price Index (GER) (07:00)
Q3
Nokia OYJ
GMS
DX (Group)
FINALS
Nanoco Group
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
BioPharma Credit
EGMS
SDIC Power Holdings Co.,Ltd GDR (Reg S)
AGMS
Abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust, Argo Group Ltd., Dechra Pharmaceuticals, Gateley (Holdings)
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
AJ Bell, Dechra Pharmaceuticals, Dunelm Group, Relx plc, Rentokil Initial, Travis Perkins
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
GFK Consumer Confidence (00:01)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Diageo, IG Group Holdings
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Henderson EuroTrust, PZ Cussons, Smiths Group, The European Smaller Companies Trust
Friday 21 October
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Advanced Medical Solutions Group, Centaur Media, Central Asia Metals, Chesnara, Fevertree Drinks, Gore Street Energy Storage Fund , Harworth Group, JTC, Kenmare Resources (CDI), Luceco , Portmeirion Group, Somero Enterprises Inc. (DI), Triple Point Income VCT C, Triple Point Income VCT D, Triple Point Income VCT E
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Confidence (EU) (15:00)
Q3
Barclays, Novolipetsk Steel GDS (Reg S)
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Foresight VCT
AGMS
Trafalgar Property Group
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
InterContinental Hotels Group
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
GFK Consumer Confidence (00:01)
PMI Services (09:30)
Public Sector Net Borrowing (07:00)
Retail Sales (07:00)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Artemis Alpha Trust, Eckoh, Frenkel Topping Group, FRP Advisory Group