An extremely quiet day for company news on Friday as only Industrials REIT Ltd (LSE:MLI, JSE:MLI) updates.
Leading the headlines may be confirmation of a merger between Vodafone Group PLC (LSE:VOD) and CK Hutchinson after it was leaked on Wednesday.
CK Hutchinson, the owner of Three UK Mobile, told investors last month the deal was "probable" but still "extremely difficult".
Vodafone has dropped around 5% on Thursday, with shareholders clearly unimpressed by the potential merger.
No major announcements scheduled
US earnings: NIO Inc (NYSE:NIO) (NIO Inc (NYSE:NIO))
Finals: Industrials REIT Ltd (LSE:MLI, JSE:MLI) (Industrials REIT Ltd (LSE:MLI, JSE:MLI), Industrials REIT Ltd (LSE:MLI, JSE:MLI))
AGMs: Arecor Therapeutics PLC (AIM:AREC) (Arecor Therapeutics PLC (AIM:AREC)), Hochschild Mining PLC (LSE:HOC, OTCQX:HCHDF) (Hochschild Mining PLC (LSE:HOC, OTCQX:HCHDF), Hochschild Mining PLC (LSE:HOC, OTCQX:HCHDF)), M P Evans Group PLC, S4 Capital PLC (LSE:SFOR) (S4 Capital PLC (LSE:SFOR)), Univision Engineering
Economic announcements: Unemployment Rate (US), University of Michigan Confidence (Preliminary) (US)