Next week sees several retailers reporting, including Next as it looks to build on an impressive run, as well as Kingfisher and Ocado.
First though, life insurance and pensions specialist Phoenix will kick off proceedings on Monday, before B&Q owner Kingfisher’s report on Tuesday.
Analysts suspect the retailer to have enjoyed growth in the UK but still be grappling with subdued conditions in France.
Moonpig then takes centre stage on Wednesday, ahead of Next and Ocado’s updates on Thursday, which are all set to paint a picture on the health of the consumer environment.
Investec then closes out the week for company news with a report on Friday, with Bank of England and Federal Reserve interest rate calls set to dominate macroeconomic headlines throughout.
Monday 16 September
Phoenix Group's balance sheet will be under the microscope as steady profits are expected... Read more
Announcements due:
Interims: Greencoat Renewables PLC (LSE:GRP), Hg Capital Trust PLC, Keywords Studios PLC (AIM:KWS, OTC:KYYWF), M.P. Evans Group PLC, Wilmington Group (LSE:WIL) PLC, Facilities by ADF PLC (AIM:ADF), Phoenix Group Holdings PLC
AGMs: Coca-Cola Hbc AG, Home Reit PLC, Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust (LSE:SREI) Ltd, Auto Trader Group PLC (LSE:AUTO), Cavendish Financial PLC
Tuesday 17 September
Reaction to B&Q owner Kingfisher's performance is set to hinge on its French operations... Read more
Announcements due:
Finals: City Of London Investment Group PLC, Ferguson PLC (LSE:FERG), Litigation Capital Management Ltd (AIM:LIT), Mcbride PLC, Springfield Properties PLC (AIM:SPR)
Interims: Billington Holdings Plc (AIM:BILN), Boot (Henry) PLC, Diaceutics PLC (AIM:DXRX), DP Poland PLC (AIM:DPP), EJF Investments Ltd (LSE:EJFI), EKF Diagnostics (AIM:EKF) Holdings PLC, Fintel PLC (AIM:FNTL), Franchise Brands PLC (AIM:FRAN), GCP Asset Backed Income Fund Ltd, Good Energy Group PLC, Headlam Group (LSE:HEAD) PLC, Jadestone Energy PLC (AIM:JSE), JTC PLC (LSE:JTC), Kingfisher PLC (LSE:KGF), Kooth PLC (AIM:KOO), Learning Technologies Group PLC (AIM:LTG, OTC:LTTHF), Litigation Capital Management Ltd, Next 15 Group PLC (AIM:NFG), Northcoders Group PLC (AIM:CODE), Team17 Group PLC (AIM:TM17), TruFin PLC (AIM:TRU), Warpaint London PLC (AIM:W7L), Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust PLC (LSE:ORIT)
AGMs: B90 Holdings (AIM:B90) PLC, Inspiration Healthcare Group PLC (AIM:IHC), Sure Ventures, Utilico Emerging Markets Trust PLC
Economic announcements: Retail Sales (US), Capacity Utilisation (US), Industrial Production (US), Business Inventories (US)
Wednesday 18 September
Moonpig's update should paint a picture for the card seller's busier Christmas period ahead... Read more
Announcements due:
Trading updates: Moonpig Group PLC (LSE:MOON)
Finals: MJ Gleeson (LSE:GLE) PLC, PZ Cussons (LSE:PZC) PLC, Supermarket Income REIT PLC (LSE:SUPR, OTC:SUPIF)
Interims: Advanced Medical Solutions Group (AIM:AMS) PLC, Argentex Group PLC (AIM:AGFX), Foresight Solar Fund Ltd (LSE:FSFL), LBG Media Ltd, M&C Saatchi, Public Policy Holding Company Inc (AIM:PPHC), Quiz PLC (AIM:QUIZ), Skillcast Group PLC (AIM:SKL), Star Energy Group PLC, Strix Group PLC (AIM:KETL)
AGMs: Adams PLC (AIM:ADA), Castelnau Group Ltd (LSE:CGL), Frasers Group PLC (LSE:FRAS), Gore Street Energy Storage Fund PLC (LSE:GSF), IG Group Holdings Plc (LSE:IGG), Moonpig Group PLC, Real Estate Credit Investments Ltd, Schroder British Opportunities Trust, Wise PLC (LSE:WISE), Worsley Investors Ltd
Economic announcements: Consumer Price Index (UK), Producer Price Index (UK), Retail Price Index (UK), MBA Mortgage Applications (US), Housing Starts (US), Building Permits (US), Crude Oil Inventories (US), Interest rate call (US), Inflation (EU)
Thursday 19 September
An ongoing probe into the motor finance market is set to remain in focus as Close Brothers updates... Read more
Will Next have yet another guidance upgrade in store... Read more
Ocado's results follow an up and down year for its online grocery joint venture with M&S... Read more
Announcements due:
Trading updates: Ocado Group PLC (LSE:OCDO)
Finals: Close Brothers Group PLC (LSE:CBG), European Opportunities Trust PLC (LSE:JEO), Galliford Try Holdings PLC (LSE:GFRD), Litigation Capital Management Ltd
US earnings: FedEx Corp (NYSE:FDX, ETR:FDX)
Interims: CRISM Therapeutics Corp, ENGAGE XR Holdings PLC, Judges Scientific PLC (AIM:JDG), Maintel Holdings PLC (AIM:MAI), Next PLC (LSE:NXT), Portmeirion (AIM:PMP) Group PLC, S4 Capital PLC (LSE:SFOR)
AGMs: Augmentum Fintech PLC (LSE:AUGM), Auto Trader Group PLC, Babcock International Group PLC, Ferrexpo PLC (LSE:FXPO), Liontrust Asset Management (LSE:LIO) PLC, Phsc PLC, Supreme PLC (AIM:SUP), Trakm8 Holdings PLC (AIM:TRAK)
Economic announcements: Interest rate call (UK), Continuing Claims (US), Current Account (US), Initial Jobless Claims (US), Philadelphia Fed Index (US), Existing Home Sales (US)
Ex-dividends to reduce FTSE 100 by: 0.25
Friday 20 September
How Investec is coping with falling interest rates is set to be on investors' minds... Read more
Announcements due:
Trading updates: Investec PLC (LSE:INVP)
Interims: Biome Technologies PLC (AIM:BIOM)
AGMs: SysGroup PLC (AIM:SYS, AQSE:SYS)
Economic announcements: GFK Consumer Confidence (UK), Public Sector Net Borrowing (UK), Retail Sales (UK)