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FTSE 100, Dow Jones, S&P 500 and NASDAQ seen higher on Monday

14th Mar 2010, 4:17 pm FTSE 100, Dow Jones, S&P 500 and NASDAQ seen higher on Monday

The upcoming week is going to be quiet in term of corporate results, however investors will have a flurry of economic data to digest, which will include inflation numbers for the EU, UK and the US and Bank of England interest rate minutes.

Textile maintenance services provider Davis Service Group (LSE: DVSG) is set to release its final report on Monday.

Bank Close Brothers Group (LSE: CBG) will report on its interim results on Tuesday, while IP commercialisation company Amphion Innovations (AIM: AMP), security services group G4S (LSE: GFS) and oil and gas services company Wellstream Holdings (LSE: WSM) will release their finals.

On Wednesday, property company Derwent London (LSE: DLN), Hikma Pharmaceutical (LSE: HIK) and direct marketing software developer smartFOCUS (AIM: STF) will report on their final results. Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey (LSE: TW) will release its annual report.

Market research group Aegis (LSE: AGS), medical technology company Biocompatibles International (AIM: BII), bakery chain Greggs (LSE: GRG), electronic components distributor Premier Farnell (LSE: PFL) and oil and gas producer Salamander Energy (LSE: SMDR) will report on their final results on Thursday. Temporary power provider Aggreko (LSE: AGK) will release its annual report.

Next week’s economic updates will include Empire State Manufacturing Survey and US industrial production as well as Japan’s consumer confidence data on Monday, US housing starts on Tuesday and EU and UK inflation numbers on Tuesday, US producer prices, Bank of England interest rate minutes and UK unemployment rate on Wednesday, US inflation and jobless claims number, Philly Fed index and UK mortgage approvals on Thursday and Germany’s producer price index on Friday.

The FTSE 100 is currently projected to add 0.2% on Monday to extend last week’s gains, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average is seen 0.1% higher. The broader S&P 500 index and the technology heavy NASDAQ composite are set to follow Dow.

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