Week ahead: Global manufacturing and US jobs market in focus
The market spotlight over the coming week will shift to global manufacturing and the US jobs market.
Survey results due out on Monday for factory sector conditions in China, the UK, US and euro area will set the tone for trading over the remainder of the week, with investors keen for the most up-to-date readings possible.
They will be followed later in the week, on Wednesday, by equivalent survey readings on services sector activity.
Yet the key report, as ever, will be the monthly US non-farm payrolls report scheduled for release on Friday.
Also expected during the week are interest rate decisions in Australia and Canada, on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively.
Monday December 02
INTERIMS
Civitas Social Housing , Fusion Antibodies , Omega Diagnostics Group
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
BAE Systems, International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (CDI), ITV
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Construction Spending (US) (15:00)
ISM Manufacturing (US) (15:00)
ISM Prices Paid (US) (15:00)
PMI Manufacturing (GER) (08:55)
PMI Manufacturing (EU) (09:00)
PMI Manufacturing (US) (14:45)
AGMS
JPMorgan Smaller Companies Inv Trust, UK Mortgages Limited
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
PMI Manufacturing (09:30)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
SCS Group
Tuesday December 03
INTERIMS
Collagen Solutions, Consort Medical, Falanx Group Ltd, Ramsdens Holdings , Solid State, Tekmar Group, ULS Technology
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
JPMorgan Claverhouse Inv Trust
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Schlumberger Ltd.
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Auto Sales (US) (20:30)
Producer Price Index (EU) (10:00)
FINALS
Gooch & Housego, Hyve Group, Image Scan Holdings, Oxford Metrics, Oxford Metrics
IMSS
Ferguson
AGMS
Falanx Group Ltd, Greatland Gold, Oleeo
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Ferguson
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
PMI Construction (09:30)
Wednesday December 04
INTERIMS
Loungers , Quiz, SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust, VP
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Marshalls
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Unilever
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
ISM Non-Manufacturing (US) (15:00)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
PMI Composite (EU) (09:00)
PMI Composite (GER) (08:55)
PMI Composite (US) (14:45)
PMI Services (EU) (09:00)
PMI Services (GER) (08:55)
PMI Services (US) (14:45)
FINALS
Impax Asset Management Group, Ixico, PCF Group, Stock Spirits Group
DRILLING REPORT
Rockrose Energy, Tlou Energy Limited (DI)
AGMS
Ceres Power Holdings, Frontier IP Group
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
PMI Services (09:30)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Galliford Try, London Finance & Investment Group
Thursday December 05
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Burford Capital , First Derivatives, NB Distressed Debt Investment Fund Limited Ext Shs, Seplat Petroleum Development Company (DI)
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Aquila Services Group, Atlantis Japan Growth Fund Ltd., Babcock International Group, Big Yellow Group, Brickability Group , Caffyns, Cake Box Holdings, Caledonia Investments, D4T4 Solutions, Gresham House Strategic , Halfords Group, Homeserve, IG Design Group, Intermediate Capital Group, Investec, Mediclinic International , Michelmersh Brick Holdings, Montanaro European Smaller Companies Trust, Next, PayPoint, Pets at Home Group , Record, Redcentric, Royal Mail, SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust, Speedy Hire, Templeton Emerging Markets Inv Trust, TR Property Inv Trust, Vertu Motors, Walker Crips Group, Wincanton
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Honeycomb Investment Trust, Raven Property Group 6.5% Red Cnv Pref Shs NPV, RM Secured Direct Lending, UIL Limited (DI)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Trade (US) (13:30)
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
Factory Orders (GER) (07:00)
Factory Orders (US) (15:00)
Gross Domestic Product (EU) (10:00)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
Retail Sales (EU) (10:00)
FINALS
Daily Mail and General Trust A (Non.V), Victrex plc
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Fidelity Special Values, RDL Realisation , RM Secured Direct Lending
AGMS
Alternative Liquidity Fund Limited, Baillie Gifford Japan Trust, BATM Advanced Communications Ltd., BlackRock Greater Europe Inv Trust, Henderson International Income Trust, Kin and Carta , MJ Gleeson , Nanoco Group, Plexus Holdings, Ruffer Investment Company Ltd Red PTG Pref Shares, Sabien Technology Group, Softcat, VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund Ltd.
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Daily Mail and General Trust A (Non.V), IG Group Holdings, Joules Group
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
NWF Group
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Aeci 5 1/2% Prf, AVI Global Trust , Aviva 8 3/4% Cumulative Irrd Preference 1, Britvic, DFS Furniture, Fidelity Special Values, General Accident 'A', Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust, Smart (J) & Co., Town Centre Securities, YouGov
Friday December 06
INTERIMS
ReNeuron Group
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Balfour Beatty, Bloomsbury Publishing, Maruwa Co Ltd., Prime People, ProVen Growth & Income VCT, ProVen VCT, Scottish Mortgage Inv Trust, SThree, Young & Co's Brewery 'A' Shares, Young & Co's Brewery (Non-Voting)
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Honeywell International Inc., ICG Enterprise Trust
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Credit (US) (20:00)
Industrial Production (GER) (07:00)
Non-Farm Payrolls (US) (13:30)
U. of Michigan Confidence (US) (15:00)
Unemployment Rate (US) (13:30)
Wholesales Inventories (US) (15:00)
AGMS
Associated British Foods, Fidelity Asian Values, Fidelity Asian Values, Gfinity , James Halstead, Jubilee Metals Group, Volta Finance Limited NPV (GBP)
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Halifax House Price Index (08:30)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Ashmore Group, Avingtrans, Brand Architekts Group, CVS Group, James Halstead, Oleeo