Friday preview: G-20 set to dominate
The flow of economic data is set to taper off at the end of the week, with investors expected to switch into 'geopolitical mode' and spend the session (and the weekend) scanning the headlines coming out of G-20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Barring surprises, the spotlight will be on Saturday's meeting between Chinese and US leaders Xi Jinping and Donald Trump.
But already on Friday, the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, is set to meet his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, with a subsequent meeting with German Chancellor scheduled for the following day.
Market participants will also be keeping an eye out for anything that Putin or Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, might have to say regarding the outlook for OPEC+ production levels.
On the data front, the most important report will likely be the Chicago NAPM's regional manufacturing sector PMI for November, at 1445 GMT.
To take note of, European Central Bank governing council member, Benoit Coeure is due to speak at the Global Research Forum, which was organised by the ECB, the US Federal Reserve board and the New York Fed.
Earlier in the session, Eurostat will publish a reading on Eurozone CPI covering the month of November.
No major economic releases are scheduled in the UK and no corporates are due to publish results or provide trading updates.
Friday November 30
INTERIMS
Naspers Ltd. ADR
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Anpario, BAE Systems, Balfour Beatty, Gore Street Energy Storage Fund , Hansa Trust, Hilton Food Group, London Security, Mission Marketing Group, RTC Group, Scottish Mortgage Inv Trust, Senior, U And I Group
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
APQ Global Limited, City of London Inv Trust, Civitas Social Housing , Civitas Social Housing C Shs, Custodian Reit , F&C Commercial Property Trust Ltd., Picton Property Income Ltd
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Chicago PMI (US) (14:45)
Retail Sales (GER) (07:00)
Unemployment Rate (EU) (10:00)
SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Artemis VCT, Diverse Income Trust (The), ProVen Growth & Income VCT, ProVen VCT
AGMS
Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited, DFS Furniture, Eqtec, Oncimmune Holdings, Purecircle Limited (DI), Quadrise Fuels International, Salt Lake Potash Limited (DI), Volta Finance Limited NPV (GBP)
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
GFK Consumer Confidence (00:01)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Abcam, Clinigen Group, Croma Security Solutions Group, Genus, Mid Wynd International Inv Trust, New Star Investment Trust, Sylvania Platinum Ltd (DI), TR European Growth Trust