Thursday is a mega day for announcements with a stack of companies reporting plus interest rate announcements from both the Federal Reserve and Bank of England...Read more
BT's update comes as the end of its fast-fibre broadband roll-out programme emerges in sight... Read more
Sainsbury's has been highlighted as one of the losers of the recent Budget ahead of its results... Read more
Long-term potential will be the focus of Rolls-Royce's update... Read more
Is ITV still on course to hit record studio profit this year... Read more
Announcements due:
Trading updates: Burford Capital Ltd, Endeavour Mining PLC (LSE:EDV, TSX:EDV, OTCQX:EDVMF), Helios Towers PLC (LSE:HTWS), Hikma Pharmaceuticals, Howden Joinery Group (LSE:HWDN) PLC, Taylor Wimpey PLC (LSE:TW.), Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (LSE:RR.), ITV PLC (LSE:ITV)
Interims: Auto Trader Group PLC (LSE:AUTO), BT Group PLC (LSE:BT.A), National Grid PLC (LSE:NG.), J Sainsbury PLC (LSE:SBRY), Trainline PLC (LSE:TRN), Urban Logistics REIT, Wizz Air Holdings PLC (AIM:WIZZ)
Finals: Beximco Pharmaceuticals (AIM:BXP) Ltd
US earnings: Barrick Gold Corp, Moderna Inc, Viatris Inc, Arista Networks Inc, Block Inc, Cloudflare Inc, Gilead Sciences Inc, Lucid Group Inc, Pinterest Inc, Rivian Automotive Inc, The Trade Desk Inc (NASDAQ:TTD), Unity Software Inc, Upstart Holdings Inc
AGMs: JPMorgan Emerging Markets Investment Trust, Sareum Holdings, Sutton Harbour Group, Vietnam Holding
FTSE 100 ex-dividends to reduce index by: 13.5
Economic announcements: Halifax House Price (UK), Bank of England Rate Decision (UK), Federal Reserve Rate Decision (US), Continuing Claims (US), Initial Jobless Claims (US), Wholesales Inventories (US)