Ex-dividends will reduce FTSE 100 by a meaty 16.40 points on Thursday morning but will be overshadowed quickly in the rush of big-name company announcements and reaction to Nvidia overnight.
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Announcements due
Interims: Genus PLC (LSE:GNS), Hargreaves Lansdown PLC (LSE:HL.), Hays PLC (LSE:HAS), Pantheon International PLC (LSE:PIN), Sylvania Platinum (ASX:SLV) Ltd
Finals: Anglo American PLC (LSE:AAL), Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (LSE:HIK, OTC:HKMPF), Indivior PLC (LSE:INDV), Jupiter Fund Management PLC (LSE:JUP), Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LSE:LLOY), Mondi PLC (LSE:MNDI), Morgan Sindall Group PLC (LSE:MGNS), Rolls Royce Holdings PLC, WPP PLC (LSE:WPP), Me Group International PLC (LSE:MEGP)
US earnings: Fiverr International Ltd, Keurig Dr Pepper Inc (NASDAQ:KDP), Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA, ETR:0QF), Newmont Corporation (NYSE:NEM, TSX:NGT, ASX:NEM, ETR:NMM), Block Inc (NYSE:SQ), Intuit Inc (NASDAQ:INTU, ETR:ITU)
AGMs: Bankers Investment Trust PLC (LSE:BNKR), ME Group International PLC, Narf Industries PLC (LSE:NARF), RWS Holdings (AIM:RWS) PLC, Spiritus Mundi PLC (LSE:SPMU), Sunrise Resources PLC (AIM:SRES)
Economic announcements: S&P PMI (UK), Continuing Claims (US), Initial Jobless Claims (US), Inflation (EU)