The spotlight will be on Sky Plc (LON:SKY) on a busy Thursday for corporate reporting.
BT Group shocked investors earlier this week – albeit with specific circumstances – so many will be waiting on tenterhooks to hear whether its TV and broadband bundling rival is faring better when it releases its interim results.
Unilever Plc (LON:ULVR) and Diageo plc (LON:DGE) are also scheduled for interim results.
According to Whitman Howard, Unilever is forecast to report a 1.8% fall in revenue to US$52.3bn meanwhile it highlighted that consensus predicts 3.4% net sales growth.
Elsewhere, Costa Coffee owner Whitbread plc (LON:WTB) is due to post a trading update.
Accountancy and support services group Sage Group Plc (LON:SGE) and bingo operator Rank Group Plc (LON:RNK) are also in the diary.
There’ll also be plenty of commentary from the natural resources sector we’re expecting statements from Lonmin Plc (LON:LMI), Kaz Minerals Plc (LON:KAZ) and Anglo American Plc (LON:AAL).
Tuesday’s agenda
Result: Sky Plc (LON:SKY), Unilever PLC (LON:ULVR), Renishaw PLC (LON:RSW), ITE Group PLC (LON:ITE), CPL Resources PLC (LON:CPS), Diageo PLC (LON:DGE), Angle PLC (LON:AGL), Nord Gold (LON:NORD).
Trading Statement: RPC Group PLC (LON:RPC), Rank Group PLC (LON:RNK), Sage Group PLC (LON:SGE), SSP Group Plc (LON:SSPG), Whitbread PLC (LON:WTB), St James's Place PLC (LON:STJ), PayPoint PLC (LON:PAY), Lonmin PLC (LON:LMI), Diageo PLC (LON:DGE), Card Factory Plc (LON:CARD), Daily Mail and General Trust PLC (LON:DMGT), Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC (LON:ERM), Kaz Minerals PLC (LON:KAZ), Anglo American PLC (LON:AAL).