As well as a healthy smattering of company news, the Autumn Statement from Jeremy Hunt will be the big news on Wednesday …read the preview of what the Chancellor is expected to say.
Quarterly numbers from Kingfisher PLC (LSE:KGF) come just a few week since the B&Q and Screwfix owner sank to a 52-week low …read the KGF preview.
Johnson Matthey PLC (LSE:JMAT) also notched low in October, although for shares in the chemicals group it was also the lowest they had been in 14 years as investors anticipate the tailing off of demand from the automotive sector for its catalytic converters …read the JMAT preview.
Among the AGMs, there is one from Crystal Amber Fund, where the chief executive Richard Bernstein this week said there were “So many other sitting ducks” in London after Mars swooped for Hotel Chocolat at a 160% premium.
Other companies due to report:
Trading update: Coats Group PLC (LSE:COA), Rotork PLC (LSE:ROR)
Interims: Halfords Group PLC (LSE:HFD), Helical (LSE:HLCL) PLC, HICL Infrastructure PLC, Molten Ventures PLC (LSE:GROW), NextEnergy Solar Fund Ltd (LSE:NESF), Severn Trent PLC (LSE:SVT), Shearwater Group PLC (AIM:SWG), Speedy Hire PLC (LSE:SDY)
Finals: Britvic PLC (LSE:BVIC), Grainger Plc (LSE:GRI), Sage Group PLC, Ten Lifestyle Group (AIM:TENG) PLC
US earnings: Deere & Co (after close)
AGMs: Celtic PLC, Crystal Amber Fund Ltd, Genus PLC (LSE:GNS), GreenX Metals Ltd (LSE:GRX, ASX:GRX), Leeds Group PLC (AIM:LDSG)
Economic announcements: CBI Industrial Trends (UK), MBA Mortgage Applications (US), Continuing Claims (US), Durable Goods Orders (US), Initial Jobless Claims (US), Uni of Michigan Confidence (US), Crude Oil Inventories (US)