Company news from London-listed names continues at a pace in the coming week, including Aviva, ITV, National Grid, Burberry and Imperial Brands, while tailing off for the big US names.
News from the weekend's US-China trade talks is likely to drive markets in the early part of the week, with economic data including UK GDP and jobs, and US retail sales.
Monday 12 May
Announcements due:
Trading updates: Diversified Energy Company, Caledonia Mining Corporation
Interims: Victrex
Overseas earnings: Fox, United Internet
AGMs: International Paper, Spaceandpeople, Sunda Energy
Tuesday 13 May
Bytes Technology Group PLC (LSE:BYIT, JSE:BYI), the FTSE 250 Microsoft reseller, gave its shares a big lift in March as it put fears to rest after a share dealing misconduct investigation into former CEO Neil Murphy last year...read more
The UK jobs market will be in focus, including wage growth, plus retail sector data from the BRC.
Announcements due:
Interims: On The Beach Group, Renew Holdings, Treatt
Finals: Angling Direct, Bytes Technology Group, DCC, Diaceutics, IQE
Overseas earnings: Bayer, Ferrovial, Honda Motor, JD, Nissan Motor, Nu, Softbank, Tata Motor, Tencent Music, Under Armour, Yamaha Motor
AGMs: Baronsmead Venture Trust, Henderson High Income Trust, Hutchmed (China) Limited, ITV, James Fisher & Sons, MacFarlane Group, Midwich Group, Phoenix Group Holdings, Serinus Energy, St James’s Place
Economic announcements: Unemployment and Wages (UK), BRC Sales Monitor (UK), ZEW Survey (EU), Consumer Price Inflation (US)
Wednesday 14 May
Burberry Group PLC (LSE:BRBY) has seen its shares fall as European luxury sector rivals have reported falling sales, with some analysts explaining that the picture is complex...read more
Catering giant Compass Group PLC (LSE:CPG) is a company where analysts at UBS said might offer some shelter from the market storms..read more
A more traditional defensive investment, Imperial Brands PLC's (LSE:IMB) guidance and new strategic plan will be in focus, with its shares at their highest in over seven years...read more
Announcements due:
Trading updates: Keller, Spirax Group, TP ICAP Group, TUI
Interims: Compass Group, Imperial Brands, Victorian Plumbing
Finals: Burberry, Experian, Vertu Motors
Overseas earnings: ABN Amro, Alibaba, Alstom, Cisco, Daimler Truck, E.On, Rakuten, Sony, Telefonica, Tencent
AGMs: Burford Capital, Conduit Holdings, Direct Line Insurance Group, Gamma Communications, HG Capital Trust, Ithaca Energy, JPMorgan American Investment Trust, Keller Group, LMS Capital, Marshalls, Niox Group, Savills, SEPLAT Energy, Spirax Group, Spire Healthcare Group, TP ICAP Group, Travis Perkins
Economic announcements: Oil Inventories (US)
Thursday 15 May
The first-quarter ITV PLC (LSE:ITV) could be dramatic, with the outlook for advertising revenue this year likely to be slashed, some analysts have warned...read more
Aviva PLC (LSE:AV.) shares are up over 20% so far this year but hold attractive potential, analyst reckon, due to its diversified sources of earnings and the Direct Line acquisition…read more
There will also be final results for National Grid PLC (LSE:NG.), where shares might be running out of steam after their own strong run, with these numbers one of the last for CEO John Pettigrew…read more
Another utility in the diary is United Utilities Group PLC (LSE:UU.), where the longtime haven for cautious investors is seen as possibly coming to an end…read more
Announcements due:
Trading updates: Aviva, ITV, Lion Finance Group, Premier Foods, Watches of Switzerland
Interims: Auction Technology Group, Grainger, Nexus Infrastructure, Sage
Finals: 3i Group, National Grid, United Utilities
Overseas earnings: Alibaba, Applied Materials, Birkenstock, Deere, Deutsche Telekom, Siemens, Allianz, Merck, RWE, Take Two Interactive, Vallourec, Wal-Mart
AGMs: Alpha Group International, Bridgepoint Group, Capricorn Energy, Central Asia Metals, Ceres Power Holdings, Computacenter, Eurocell, Funding Circle, Global Opportunities Trust, Greencoat Renewables, Hammerson, Helios Towers, Hiscox, Inchcape, Kromek Group, Literacy Capital, Lloyds Banking Group, M&C Saatchi, Michelmersh Brick Holdings, Next, Regional REIT, Resolute Mining, Secure Trust Bank, Spirent Communications, The Renewables Infrastructure Group, Unilever, Unite Group
Economic announcements: Balance of trade (UK), GDP (UK), Index of Services (UK), Industrial Production (UK), GDP (EU), Retail Sales (US), NAHB Housebuilding (US), Industrial Production (US), Initial Jobless Claims (US)
Friday 16 May
Friday brings the first update from media group Future PLC (LSE:FUTR) since February, when it backed guidance for the year despite ongoing challenges across the UK advertising market and a slowdown in its Go.Compare business.
Since then, new CEO Kevin Li Ying has told analysts of his plans to evolve the publisher's existing strategy, which may form a major part of the interim results announcement...read more
Announcements due:
Trading updates: Vesuvius
Interims: Future
Finals: Land Securities
Overseas earnings: Aegon, Foot Locker, Richemont, Swiss Re
AGMs: CLS Holdings, Derwent London, H & T Group, Proteome Sciences
Economic announcements: Balance of Trade (EU), Building Permits (US), Housing Starts (US), Import and Export Price Indices (US), U. of Michigan Confidence (Prelim) (US), Retail sales (CHN), Industrial Production (CHN)