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Thursday's agenda - Imperial Tobacco and Glencore in the frame

Last updated: 18:23 11 Feb 2015 GMT, First published: 19:23 11 Feb 2015 GMT

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Some big guns put out results Thursday, including cigarette maker Imperial  (LON:IMT), which will be puffing out a first quarter trading update.

The Share Centre's Sheridan Adnams had this to say in a recent note.

"Imperial’s shares have enjoyed a good period of outperformance since full year results were released in early November. 

"Investors will be keen to hear how sales of the growth brands are going, especially in key emerging markets in Europe and Asia."

The market will also be interested in the plans the company has for assets recently acquired from US group Reynolds, following its merger with Lorillard in a US$7bn deal, it added.

The deal has the backing of Imperial’s shareholders but still requires the go-ahead from the US Federal Trade Commission.

Adnams also notes that the fact commodity giant Glencore (LON:GLEN) is a diversified player to say the least " hasn’t necessarily helped its sales and earnings" as most commodities, including oil, have fallen during 2014. 

The behemoth puts out a fourth quarter production report on Thursday and traders will hope that cost cutting and production increases may help to offset the impact of price falls. 

Significant announcements expected:

Interims: Imperial Tobacco (LON:IMT), Glencore (LON:GLEN), Rio Tinto (LON:RIO), Shire (LON:SHP)

IMS: SSE (LON:SSE)

Economic announcements: Eurozone industrial production, US retail sales.

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