Week ahead: Global PMIs, Alphabet, Tesla in focus
Investors' attention over the coming week will be divided between a raft of purchasing managers' surveys due out and the ongoing stream of corporate results in the States.
On Wednesday, consultancy S&P Global is scheduled to publish preliminary purchasing managers' surveys for manufacturing and services in the euro area, UK and US during the month of July.
The night before, Alphabet and Tesla will update investors on their performance over the three months to June.
In particular, markets will be attention to how profit growth is holding up at the latter while in the case of Tesla everyone is looking for an update on its robotaxi initiative.
Also in focus will be the first look at second quarter gross domestic product growth in the US, courtesy of the Department of Commerce, on Thursday.
It will be followed on Friday by a reading on the PCE price deflator for July and the preliminary results of the University of Michigan's closely followed consumer confidence survey for the US.
Monday 22 July
GMS
Inspiration Healthcare Group
FINALS
AdvancedAdvT Limited NPV (DI)
AGMS
Inspiration Healthcare Group , KEFI Gold and Copper , LondonMetric Property, Metals one , Tasty, TPXimpact Holdings, TPXimpact Holdings
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Beeks Financial Cloud Group
Tuesday 23 July
INTERIMS
Science Group , SThree
FINALS
Cropper (James), Marlowe
AGMS
B&M European Value Retail S.A. (DI), B.P. Marsh & Partners, Fidelity China Special Situations , Fuller Smith & Turner, GB Group, Mitie Group, Praetura Growth Vct , Triple Point Venture Vct
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Compass Group, JTC, Luceco , Mitie Group
Wednesday 24 July
INTERIMS
Breedon Group , Breedon Group , Primary Health Properties, RHI Magnesita N.V. (DI), Unite Group
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
GFK Consumer Confidence (GER) (07:00)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
New Homes Sales (US) (15:00)
Q2
Banco Santander S.A., PensionBee Group
FINALS
Totally, Van Elle Holdings
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Castings
EGMS
SDIC Power Holdings Co.,Ltd GDR (Reg S)
AGMS
Ajax Resources, Atome, Atome, Audioboom Group, BiVictriX Therapeutics, Cordiant Digital Infrastructure Limited NPV, Molten Ventures, Motorpoint Group, Norcros, Pennon Group
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust , Serica Energy, Worldwide Healthcare Trust
Thursday 25 July
INTERIMS
Aptitude Software Group , AstraZeneca, Centamin (DI), Howden Joinery Group, Indivior, Lloyds Banking Group, Rentokil Initial, Sound Energy , Unilever
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Compass Group
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Blackrock Income And Growth Investment Trust, Coral Products, Synectics
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Brunner Inv Trust, General Electric Co (CDI)
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
City of London Inv Trust, HICL Infrastructure , JPMorgan Claverhouse Inv Trust, Tufton Oceanic Assets Limited NPV
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
Durable Goods Orders (US) (13:30)
GDP (Preliminary) (US) (13:30)
IFO Business Climate (GER) (09:00)
IFO Current Assessment (GER) (09:00)
IFO Expectations (GER) (09:00)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
M3 Money Supply (EU) (09:00)
Pending Homes Sales (US) (15:00)
Q2
AstraZeneca, Centamin (DI), Unilever
FINALS
Cambridge Nutritional Science
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Octopus AIM VCT
EGMS
Kibo Energy (CDI)
AGMS
Alpha Real Trust Ltd., Arkle Resources (CDI), CMC Markets, Lifesafe Holdings , Milton Capital, Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Inv Trust, MS International, Oxford Instruments, Oxford Instruments, Petards Group, Petrel Resources (CDI), Riverfort Global Opportunities , Streaksai , Tate & Lyle, Victoria, VP, Workspace Group, Workspace Group, Workspace Group, Young & Co's Brewery 'A' Shares
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Paragon Banking Group, Vodafone Group
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Franchise Brands, Fuller Smith & Turner, Sirius Real Estate Ltd.
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Bloomsbury Publishing, Calnex Solutions , Celtic 6% Cnv Cum Prf, City of London 4.2% Cum 1st Prf Stk, City of London Investment Trust 4.2% Non-Cum 2nd Prf Stk, City of London Investment Trust Preference Ord Stk 14% Non-Cumulative 1, Nexteq, Northern 2 VCT, Northern 3 VCT, Northern Venture Trust, Octopus AIM VCT, Palace Capital , Pennon Group, QinetiQ Group, SSE, Volex, ZCCM Investments Holdings 'B' Shares
Q1
Airtel Africa
Friday 26 July
INTERIMS
Drax Group, IMI, Rightmove, SEGRO
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Barings Emerging Emea Opportunities , Gooch & Housego, Hargreave Hale AIM VCT , Paragon Banking Group, The Character Group, Union Jack Oil
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Alpha Real Trust Ltd., Patria Private Equity Trust, Real Estate Credit Investments Ltd
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Personal Consumption Expenditures (US) (13:30)
Personal Income (US) (13:30)
Personal Spending (US) (13:30)
U. of Michigan Confidence (Final) (US) (15:00)
FINALS
Babcock International Group
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Hargreave Hale AIM VCT
AGMS
Axis Bank Ltd GDR (Reg S), CT UK High Income Trust, Discoverie Group, Discoverie Group, Keras Resources
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Record
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
3i Group, Airtel Africa , Anpario, B.P. Marsh & Partners, Berkeley Group Holdings (The), Big Yellow Group, Bisichi , British Land Company, Edinburgh Inv Trust, Inspired, Land Securities Group, Premier Foods, Skillcast Group, Templeton Emerging Markets Inv Trust, Value and Indexed Property Income Trust, Vertu Motors, Wynnstay Properties