The coming week includes updates from some companies that experienced rollercoaster moves in their share price in the past year, including Ocado, CAB Payments, Flutter, AJ Bell, THG, Frontier Developments and Team17.
Another wave of retailers also will come to market with their post-Christmas updates, including Currys, Dunelm, DFS, N Brown, Card Factory (LSE:CARD) and TheWorks.
Inflation will be in focus in the macroeconomic data, including for the UK, where jobs data is also scheduled.
Monday 15 January
Company previews:
Hopes are not particularly high for recruiter PageGroup PLC (LSE:PAGE), following underwhelming performances from larger peer Hays and small-cap competitor Robert Walters earlier in the month ...read the preview.
Others due to report:
Trading updates: Assura PLC, Ashmore Group (LSE:ASHM) PLC, Mpac Group (LSE:MPAC) PLC, RS Group PLC (LSE:RS1)
Finals: Hercules Site Services PLC (AIM:HERC), Twentyfour Select Monthly Income Fund Ltd, Ramsdens Holdings PLC (AIM:RFX)
US earnings: Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS)
AGMs: 88 Energy Ltd (AIM:88E, ASX:88E, OTC:EEENF), Mondi PLC (LSE:MNDI), Srt Marine Systems PLC, Strip Tinning Holdings PLC (AIM:STG)
Tuesday 16 January
Company previews:
Among the second wave of retail reporters, Tuesday brings Card Factory (LSE:CARD) PLC, with more in the following days…read the preview.
Another retail angle comes from Ocado Group PLC (LSE:OCDO). Shares in the grocery delivery group hit a six-year low last summer but have been fighting back in recent months, with this week's update focusing on its Ocado Retail joint venture with M&S ...this may or may not move the shares much.
CAB Payments Holdings PLC (LSE:CABP) will provide the first update since the cross-border payments group's shock profit warning in October sent its shares crashing almost 80% ...read the preview.
Others due to report:
Trading updates: Alliance Pharma PLC (AIM:APH), Experian (LSE:EXPN) PLC, Genel Energy PLC (LSE:GENL, OTC:GEGYY), Integrafin Holdings PLC, McBride PLC (LSE:MCB), Ninety One PLC (LSE:N91), Ocado Group PLC (LSE:OCDO), Naked Wines PLC (AIM:WINE, OTCQX:NWINF)
Finals: Catalyst Media Group (AIM:CMX) PLC
AGMs: Catalyst Media Group (AIM:CMX) PLC, Gelion PLC (AIM:GELN), Hotel Chocolat Group PLC (AIM:HOTC), Troy Income & Growth Trust PLC
Economic announcements: Claimant Count Rate (UK)
Wednesday 17 January
Company previews:
Easing inflation is the expected headline when the Office for National Statistics publishes the latest consumer price index, but sharper softening (is that a thing) is predicted for coming months ...read the macro preview.
Ahead of an update from Hut Group owner THG PLC (LSE:THG), some analysts have been encouraged by improving underlying momentum …read the preview.
Just Eat Takeaway.com is expected to be the winner among delivery companies reporting this quarter...according to Citi's preview.
Investors in Frontier Development PLC, meanwhile, will just be looking for an announcement that isn't a profit warning, after a 75% fall in the shares last year...read the preview on video game developers.
Others due to report:
Trading updates: Alpha Group International PLC, Antofagasta PLC (LSE:ANTO), Brooks Macdonald Group plc (LSE:BRK), Diploma PLC (LSE:DPLM), Galliford Try Holdings PLC (LSE:GFRD), Ibstock PLC (LSE:IBST), Liontrust Asset Management (LSE:LIO) PLC, Midwich Group PLC (AIM:MIDW), Pearson PLC (LSE:PSON), Rathbones Group PLC (LSE:RAT, OTC:RTBBF), S4 Capital PLC (LSE:SFOR), Team17 Group PLC (AIM:TM17)
Interims: Gateley Holdings PLC (AIM:GTLY)
Finals: Bankers Investment Trust PLC (LSE:BNKR), Oxford Biodynamics PLC, Safestore Holdings (LSE:SAFE) PLC, THG Holdings
US earnings: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd
AGMs: City Pub Group PLC (AIM:CPC), Diploma PLC (LSE:DPLM), Forward Partners Group PLC (AIM:FWD), Impellam (AIM:IPEL) Group PLC, Kazera Global PLC (AIM:KZG), Majedie Investments PLC, Orcadian Energy PLC (AIM:ORCA)
Economic announcements: Consumer Price Index (UK), Producer Price Index (UK), Retail Price Index (UK), MBA Mortgage Applications (US), Import and Export Price Indices (US), Retail Sales (US), Retail Sales Less Autos (US), Capacity Utilisation (US), Industrial Production (US), Business Inventories (US)
Thursday 18 January
Company previews:
Cracks could start to emerge at Sage Group PLC, the accounting software group, when it reports on Thursday ...read the preview.
The focus at bookmaker Flutter Entertainment PLC (LSE:FLTR) will be partly on its New York listing when it provides its year-end update …read the preview.
Others due to report:
Trading updates: Bakkavor Group PLC (LSE:BAKK), N Brown Group PLC (AIM:BWNG), Centaur Media (AIM:CAU) PLC, Costain Group PLC (LSE:COST), Craneware PLC (AIM:CRW), Currys PLC (LSE:CURY), Energean PLC (LSE:ENOG), Elementis plc (LSE:ELM), Flutter Entertainment PLC (LSE:FLTR), Headlam Group (LSE:HEAD) PLC, Hotel Chocolat Group PLC (AIM:HOTC), Judges Scientific PLC (AIM:JDG), Kier Group PLC (LSE:KIE), Marshalls PLC (LSE:MSLH), NewRiver REIT PLC (LSE:NRR), Sage Group PLC, WAG Payment Solutions PLC (LSE:WPS)
Interims: Frontier Developments PLC (AIM:FDEV), Theworks.Co.UK PLC, Dunelm Group PLC (LSE:DNLM)
Finals: Centamin PLC (LSE:CEY, TSX:CEE, OTC:CELTF)
US earnings: Schlumberger NV
AGMs: Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust PLC, Cardiff Property PLC, Topps Tiles PLC (LSE:TPT), Tinybuild Inc
Economic announcements: RICS Housing Market Survey (UK), Building Permits (US), Continuing Claims (US), Housing Starts (US), Initial Jobless Claims (US), Philadelphia Fed Index (US), Existing Home Sales (US), Crude Oil Inventories (US)
Ex-dividends to reduce FTSE 100 by: 2.15
Friday 19 January
Company previews:
AJ Bell’s recent 50% annual profits rise looks hard to square with a share price drop of 16% over the past 12 months ...read the preview.
How much delivery company Deliveroo PLC (LSE:ROO) intends to give back to shareholders is one of the main points of interest ...read the preview
Others due to report:
Trading updates: 4Imprint Group PLC, Close Brothers Group PLC (LSE:CBG), DFS Furniture PLC (LSE:DFS), Petershill Partners PLC (LSE:PHLL), Spirent Communications (LSE:SPT) PLC
Finals: AB Dynamics PLC (AIM:ABDP)
AGMs: Character Group PLC (AIM:CCT), Focusrite PLC (AIM:TUNE)
Economic announcements: Retail Sales (UK)