More corporate earnings, and in the City, investment manager Rathbone Brothers (LON:RAT), and from across the pond, Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) will be of interest. London Stock Exchange (LON:LSE) results will also be closely followed.
That's not least because the latter's results come a day after search engine giant Yaoo! Inc (NASDAQ:YHOO) posted its quarterly numbers, which were better than expected.
Verizon agreed to buy the former's core assets in an US4.83bn sale in July this year but the deal has been surrounded by speculation, pretty much ever since, and investors will be looking for any comment on the potential merger in tomorrow's quarterly results.
Verizon and Yahoo merger in focus
The deal has been thrown into confusion after a data breach in September, which saw millions of Yahoo user accounts hacked.
Version said it could have a "material impact" on its plan to buy the company and could lead to a possible dissolution of the deal or renegotiation on price. Reports suggested it wanted US$1bn sliced off the price.
On Wednesday, Yahoo posted earnings of US$162.8mln or 20 cents a share, which was six cents ahead of consensus. Last year earnings were US$76.3mln.
Verizon plans to use its AOL property along with Yahoo! to reach a billion consumers if the deal is completed in the first quarter of 2017, according to one media source.
It said the plan was to reach 2bn people by 2020 and compete with the likes of Google and Facebook.
Rathbones' organic growth in focus
Rathbones posts a third quarter trading update on Thursday and traders will be keen to see the state of the assets under management (AuM).
House broker Peel Hunt rates shares a 'buy' targeting 2240p.
"Rising markets over the last few months will help assets, although the key focus remains the rate of organic growth," says analyst Stuart Duncan.
At the first half, organic growth stood at 2.5% and it is likely to be too early for any of the company's initiatives to have materially changed this, he reckons.
Significant announcements expected
Interims: Lombard Risk Management plc (LON:LRM), London Stock Exchange Group PLC (LON:LSE), Photo-Me International plc (LON:PHTM).