Aviva, Royal Mail, NVIDIA, M&S, power firms and water companies all feature in a packed upcoming week of company earnings.
B&Q owner Kingfisher is set to highlight the retail sector on Tuesday following a quiet Monday, as Pennon’s update follows a spate of water-related illness in Brixham.
NVIDIA then features on a busy Wednesday, alongside M&S, Close Brothers, Severn Trent and SSE, with the AI chip firm looking to follow up on a market-changing update exactly one year ago.
Thursday brings another packed day as Aviva, Wizz Air, National Grid and Royal Mail owner IDS all update, with the latter recently wrapped in takeover speculation.
Intertek then closes out the week as Friday’s big-name reporter, with UK retail sales data offering further macroeconomic news following key inflation data for April on Wednesday... Read the macro preview
Monday 20 May
Announcements due:
Finals: Kainos Group PLC (LSE:KNOS), Likewise Group PLC (AIM:LIKE), Union Jack Oil PLC (AIM:UJO, OTCQB:UJOGF)
US earnings: Palo Alto Networks Inc (NYSE:PANW, ETR:5AP), Zoom Video Communications Inc (NASDAQ:ZM)
AGMs: Georgia Capital PLC, Harworth Group PLC, Itaconix PLC (AIM:ITX, OTCQB:ITXXF), Malvern International PLC (AIM:MLVN), Windward Ltd, Mobeus Income & Growth VCT PLC
Tuesday 21 May
News on how B&Q owner Kingfisher's French business is faring will be closely watched for... Read more
Pennon's finals come hot on the heels of an apology over Brixham's water-related diarrhoea outbreak... Read more
Announcements due:
Trading updates: Kingfisher PLC (LSE:KGF), Smiths Group (LSE:SMIN) PLC
Finals: Assura PLC, Caledonia Investments (LSE:CLDN) PLC, Calnex Solutions PLC (AIM:CLX), Cranswick PLC (LSE:CWK), Diaceutics PLC (AIM:DXRX), Fd Technologies Public Ltd, Pennon Group PLC (LSE:PNN, OTC:PEGRY)
Interims: Atalaya Mining (AIM:ATYM, TSX:AYM) PLC, Avon Protection PLC (LSE:AVON), Greencore Group PLC (LSE:GNC), Ixico PLC, Ssp Group PLC, Topps Tiles PLC (LSE:TPT), Watkin Jones PLC (AIM:WJG)
US earnings: XPeng Inc
AGMs: Coca-Cola Hbc AG, Centamin PLC (LSE:CEY, TSX:CEE, OTC:CELTF), Capita PLC (LSE:CPI), Dowlais Group PLC (LSE:DWL), Empresaria Group plc (AIM:EMR), Equals Group PLC (AIM:EQLS), Fintel PLC (AIM:FNTL), Forterra PLC (LSE:FORT), Gamma Communications (AIM:GAMA) PLC, Getbusy PLC, Hydrogenone Capital Growth PLC, Impact Healthcare REIT PLC (LSE:IHR), Iwg PLC, Jtc PLC, K3 Business Technology Group (AIM:KBT) PLC, M&G Credit Income Investment Trust (LSE:MGCI) PLC, Metro Bank Holdings PLC (LSE:MTRO), Portmeirion (AIM:PMP) Group PLC, Riverstone Energy Ltd (LSE:RSE), Shell PLC (LSE:SHEL, NYSE:SHEL), Sherborne Investors Guernsey C Ltd, Tbc Bank Group PLC, Trustpilot Group PLC (LSE:TRST), Us Solar Fund PLC
Wednesday 22 May
One year on from NVIDIA's market-changing update, what will the AI chipmaker have in store... Read more
National Grid appeared a better bet than power peer SSE as analysts awaited reports from each... Read more
Water firm Severn Trent faced scrutiny yet again ahead of its update... Read more
Close Brothers' latest update looks set to remain overshadowed by an ongoing probe into motor finance... Read more
Announcements due:
Trading updates: 4imprint Group Plc (AQSE:FOUR), Close Brothers Group PLC, Empiric Student Property PLC (LSE:ESP), Regional REIT (LSE:RGL) Ltd
Finals: British Land Co PLC, Great Portland Estates (LSE:GPOR), HICL Infrastructure PLC, Marks & Spencer Group PLC, RS Group PLC, Severn Trent PLC (LSE:SVT), SSE PLC (LSE:SSE)
Interims: Benchmark Holdings PLC (AIM:BMK), Hardide PLC (AIM:HDD), Integrafin Holdings PLC
US earnings: NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA, ETR:NVD), Snowflake Inc, Synopsys Inc (NASDAQ:SNPS, ETR:SYP)
AGMs: 4imprint Group PLC, Adriatic Metals PLC (LSE:ADT1, ASX:ADT, OTCQX:ADMLF), Arbuthnot Banking Group (AIM:ARBB) PLC, Artisanal Spirits Company PLC (AIM:ART), Bango PLC (AIM:BGO, OTCQX:BGOPF), BlackRock Latin American Investment Trust PLC, Empiric Student Property PLC, Fidelity Japan Trust PLC (LSE:FJV), M&G PLC (LSE:MNG), Mortgage Advice Bureau Ltd, MusicMagpie PLC, Niox Group PLC, Playtech PLC (LSE:PTEC), PPHE Hotel Group Ltd, Riverstone Credit Opportunities Income PLC (LSE:RCOI), Schroders Capital Global Innovation Trust, Staffline Group, Stelrad Group PLC (LSE:SRAD), VH Global Sustainable Energy Opportunities PLC, Zinc Media Group PLC, Zotefoams PLC (LSE:ZTF)
Economic announcements: Consumer Price Index (UK), Producer Price Index (UK), Public Sector Net Borrowing (UK), Retail Price Index (UK), MBA Mortgage Applications (US), Existing Home Sales (US), Crude Oil Inventories (US), FOMC Interest Rate Minutes (US)
Thursday 23 May
Analysts expect Aviva to be firing on all cylinders in the insurer's first-quarter update... Read more
A return to profitability should be on the cards for Wizz Air, though engine recall issues remain... Read more
Royal Mail owner IDS' potential takeover will be in full focus as final results are released... Read more
Announcements due:
Trading updates: Aviva PLC (LSE:AV.), Energean PLC (LSE:ENOG), Essentra PLC (LSE:ESNT), Headlam Group (LSE:HEAD) PLC, Hill & Smith PLC, Petershill Partners PLC (LSE:PHLL)
Finals: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (LSE:BMY), Great Portland Estates PLC, Helical (LSE:HLCL) PLC, International Distributions Services PLC (LSE:IDS), Investec PLC (LSE:INVP), Johnson Matthey PLC (LSE:JMAT), National Grid PLC (LSE:NG.), Picton Property Income LD, QinetiQ Group PLC (LSE:QQ.), Tate & Lyle PLC (LSE:TATE), Wizz Air Holdings PLC (AIM:WIZZ)
Interims: AJ Bell PLC (LSE:AJB)
US earnings: Medtronic PLC (NYSE:MDT, ETR:2M6), Intuit Inc (NASDAQ:INTU, ETR:ITU)
AGMs: Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC, Bakkavor Group PLC (LSE:BAKK), Bank Of Ireland Group PLC, Capital & Regional PLC (LSE:CAL), Capricorn Energy PLC (LSE:CNE, OTC:CRNZF), Crossword Cybersecurity PLC (AIM:CCS), Deliveroo PLC (LSE:ROO), Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust PLC, Energean, Essentra PLC, Ferrexpo PLC (LSE:FXPO), Headlam Group PLC, Hill & Smith PLC, Inspirit Energy Holdings PLC (LSE:INSP), LBG Media Ltd, Legal & General Group PLC (LSE:LGEN), Life Science REIT, LSL Property Services PLC, Manx Financial Group (AIM:MFX) PLC, N4 Pharma PLC (AIM:N4P), Norman Broadbent PLC (AIM:NBB), Petershill Partners PLC, Pharos Energy (LSE:PHAR) PLC, Prudential PLC (LSE:PRU), Quilter PLC (LSE:QLT), Real Estate Investors (AIM:RLE) PLC, Regional REIT Ltd, Resolute Mining, Rolls Royce Holdings PLC, Sabre Insurance Group PLC (LSE:SBRE), Shaftesbury Capital PLC, Spectris PLC (LSE:SXS), Strip Tinning Holdings PLC, YU Group PLC
Economic announcements: Continuing Claims (US), Initial Jobless Claims (US), New Homes Sales (US)
Ex dividends to reduce FTSE 100 by: 1.84
Friday 24 May
Announcements due:
Trading updates: Intertek Group PLC (LSE:ITRK)
Finals: Volvere (AIM:VLE) PLC
AGMs: Fiinu Plc (AIM:BANK), Intertek Group PLC, Keywords Studios PLC (AIM:KWS, OTC:KYYWF), Northamber PLC
Economic announcements: Retail Sales (UK), Durable Goods Orders (US), University of Michigan Confidence (US)