Week ahead: Global PMIs, Fed meeting minutes in focus
Investors' focus over the coming week will be on a raft of global purchasing managers' surveys that may yield useful insights into the strength of the global economy.
The closely-followed purchasing manager survey results from S&P Global for the UK, euro area and U.S. are all set for release on Thursday.
Also due out, the day before, are the minutes of the U.S. central bank's last policy meeting on 30-31 January.
On home shores meanwhile, Monday will see the release of Rightmove's monthly house price index, and Wednesday will bring with it public sector net borrowing data for January.
Finally, on Friday, consultancy GfK will publish its UK consumer confidence index for February.
Further afield, rate-setters in China will meet to decide on policy on Tuesday.
Financial markets in the U.S. will remain closed on Monday in observance of Presidents' Day.
Monday 19 February
INTERIMS
Transense Technologies, Wilmington
GMS
Cloudbreak Discovery, East Imperial, Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies Holdings
FINALS
Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public Limited Company (CDI), Moneysupermarket.com Group
Tuesday 20 February
INTERIMS
Petra Diamonds Ltd.(DI), Springfield Properties
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Current Account (EU) (09:00)
Q4
Gran Tierra Energy Inc. (CDI)
FINALS
Antofagasta, Barclays, InterContinental Hotels Group, Plus500 Ltd (DI)
AGMS
Abrdn Equity Income Trust, Abrdn Equity Income Trust, Carr's Group, Dewhurst Group
Wednesday 21 February
INTERIMS
Feedback, Feedback
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
FINALS
BAE Systems, Conduit Holdings Limited Com Shs (DI), Glencore , HSBC Holdings, Rio Tinto, Riverstone Credit Opportunities Income
AGMS
Gooch & Housego, Tharisa (DI)
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Public Sector Net Borrowing (07:00)
Thursday 22 February
INTERIMS
Genus, Hargreaves Lansdown, Hays, Pantheon International , Sylvania Platinum Ltd (DI), Sylvania Platinum Ltd (DI)
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Brickability Group
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Alumasc Group, Braemar , Gateley (Holdings) , Heath (Samuel) & Sons, Molten Ventures VCT , Redrow, Van Elle Holdings
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
GSK, Land Securities Group, The Renewables Infrastructure Group Limited, Tritax Eurobox (EUR), Tritax Eurobox (GBP), Unilever
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Price Index (EU) (10:00)
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
Q4
Georgia Capital , Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. ADS(REPR 1/2 OF 1 SHS GRD750), Indivior
FINALS
Anglo American, China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co., Ltd GDR (Reg S), Georgia Capital , Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. ADS(REPR 1/2 OF 1 SHS GRD750), Hikma Pharmaceuticals, Indivior, Jupiter Fund Management , Lloyds Banking Group, Mondi, Morgan Sindall Group, Nova Ljubljanska Banka D.D., Ljubljana GDR (Reg S), Rolls-Royce Holdings, WPP
SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Life Settlement Assets
AGMS
Bankers Inv Trust, Me Group International, NARF Industries , RWS Holdings, Spiritus Mundi , Sunrise Resources
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Hays
FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Blackrock Throgmorton Trust, easyJet, Hercules Site Services , Jersey Electricity 'A' Shares, Northern Bear, Titon Holdings, Virgin Money UK
Friday 23 February
INTERIMS
City of London Investment Group, City of London Investment Group
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Ferrexpo
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust , Primary Health Properties
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Gross Domestic Product (GER) (07:00)
FINALS
Afarak Group SE (DI), Allianz Technology Trust
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Capital Gearing Trust, Hollywood Bowl Group, Impellam Group
EGMS
Marble Point Loan Financing Limited NPV, ZCCM Investments Holdings 'B' Shares, Zhejiang Yongtai Technology Co. GDR (EACH Repr 5 A SHS) (REG S), Zhejiang Yongtai Technology Co. GDR (EACH Repr 5 A SHS) (REG S)
AGMS
Bluebird Merchant Ventures (DI), Chemring Group
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
GFK Consumer Confidence (00:01)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Gooch & Housego, Hollywood Bowl Group, RWS Holdings, Victrex plc