Wednesday preview: Fed's Clarida, US ADP jobs report
The focus in the middle of the week will continue to be on central banks, with the vicechairman of the US Federal Reserve, Richard Clarida, due to deliver a speech in the afternoon at 1445 BST.
Consultancy ADP's monthly private sector payrolls report and the ISM's factory sector gauge for May will also be closely watched as traders look for any signs of the trade tensions between the US and China filtering through into the data.
A reading on Britain's manufacturing sector is also due out, at 0930 BST, courtesy of IHS Markit, as is the final print on a rival survey for the euro area at 0900 BST.
Wednesday June 05
INTERIMS
Chemring Group, Impax Asset Management Group
INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Focusrite
INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Aeci 5 1/2% Prf, Barloworld Ltd.
QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE
Unilever
QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Kosmos Energy (DI)
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
ISM Non-Manufacturing (US) (15:00)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
PMI Composite (EU) (09:00)
PMI Composite (GER) (08:55)
PMI Composite (US) (14:45)
PMI Services (EU) (09:00)
PMI Services (GER) (08:55)
PMI Services (US) (14:45)
Producer Price Index (EU) (10:00)
Retail Sales (EU) (10:00)
FINALS
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting, Biffa, GB Group, Workspace Group
AGMS
AA , Advanced Medical Solutions Group, Applegreen, Card Factory, Chesterfield Resources , Downing Three VCT F Shs, Downing Two VCT F Shs , Echo Energy , Flowtech Fluidpower, Funding Circle Holdings , GVC Holdings, Hurricane Energy, Learning Technologies Group , Lookers, M&C Saatchi, Ocean Outdoor Limited NPV (DI) , Plaza Centers NV, Share plc
UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
PMI Services (09:30)
FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Hostelworld Group , Lookers, Menhaden