UK inflation numbers will be the top-line news of the day, with some easing in the consumer price index expected but drops in some prices offset by soaraway groceries which may mean the overall number retreats more slowly than had been hoped.
First quarter numbers from life insurer Aviva PLC (LSE:AV.) will be closely followed by its many loyal income investors. While they might be a fairly quiet affair there could be hints at further improvements later in the year, according to one analyst.
Forward guidance will also be scrutinised closely at Great Portland Estates (LSE:GPOR) as analysts at Barclays expect net asset value to have tracked lower but wondered if the bottom of the market might be called.
Representing the retail sector, B&Q and Screwfix owner Kingfisher PLC (LSE:KGF) is also expected to have endured a weak period.
Later, in the US, NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) is also expected to report a drop in both earnings and revenue when it posts its results for the first quarter.
Significant announcements
Trading updates: Aviva PLC (LSE:AV.), Close Brothers Group PLC (LSE:CBG), Intertek Group PLC (LSE:ITRK), Kingfisher PLC (LSE:KGF), Pershing Square Holdings (LSE:PSH), Petershill Partners PLC (LSE:PHLL)
Finals: C&C Group PLC (LSE:CCR), Great Portland Estates PLC, Marks & Spencer Group PLC, Severn Trent PLC (LSE:SVT), SSE PLC (LSE:SSE), HICL Infrastructure PLC, Londonmetric Property PLC
US earnings: XPeng Inc, NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA), Snowflake Inc
AGMs: 4imprint Group Plc (AQSE:FOUR), Arbuthnot Banking Group (AIM:ARBB) PLC, Artisanal Spirits Company PLC, BAE Systems PLC (LSE:BA.), Bango PLC (AIM:BGO, OTCQX:BGOPF), Deltic Energy PLC (AIM:DELT), Distribution Finance Capital Holdings PLC, Ebiquity PLC (AIM:EBQ), Empiric Student Property PLC, Horizonte Minerals PLC (AIM:HZM, TSX:HZM, OTC:HZMMF), Intertek Group PLC (LSE:ITRK), Ithaca Energy PLC (LSE:ITH), Kelso Group Holdings PLC (LSE:KLSO), Lookers PLC (LSE:LOOK), M&G PLC (LSE:MNG), Mercantile Investment Trust PLC (LSE:MRC), Microlise Group PLC (AIM:SAAS), Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) Ltd, National World PLC (LSE:NWOR), Ondine Biomedical Inc (AIM:OBI), Petershill Partners PLC (LSE:PHLL), Playtech PLC (LSE:PTEC), RHI Magnesita NV, Tullow Oil PLC (LSE:TLW), Zotefoams PLC (LSE:ZTF)
Economic announcements: Consumer Price Index (UK), Producer Price Index (UK), Price Index (UK), MBA Mortgage Applications (US), Crude Oil Inventories (US)