Monday
The monthly meeting of the 19 finance ministers of the euro area takes place today. Final approval is expected on providing Greece with the next tranche of its third bailout.
Interims Accrol; Ideagen
AGM/EGM Axis Bank; Molins; Oncimmune Holdings
Trading statement Revolution Bars; Computacenter
Tuesday
The World Economic Forum annual meeting begins in Davos, with leaders from business, government, international organisations, civil society, academia, the media and the arts convening in the Swiss ski resort.
Interims IG Group
Finals Harwood Wealth Management; Benchmark Hdgs; Velocity Composites; Lakehouse
AGM/EGM Mitchells & Butlers; Marston’s; Connect
Trading statement Easyjet; Dixons Carphone; Cairn Energy; Marston’s; Pets At Home; Connect; N Brown; Petropavlovsk; Paragon Banking Group
Wednesday
The Office for National Statistics releases monthly employment data. Last month unemployment fell by 26,000 in the three months to October to 1.43 million.
Interims ITM Power
Finals Crest Nicholson; Staffline
AGM/EGM WH Smith; McCarthy & Stone; Troy Income & Growth Trust; Henderson Alternative Strategies Trust; Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust
Trading statement Polymetal;
JD Wetherspoon; Sage; Antofagasta; WH Smith; Fresnillo
Thursday
The European Central Bank publishes its latest monetary policy decision. The governing council decided in December to keep rates on the main refinancing operations, the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility at 0.0 per cent, 0.25 per cent and -0.40 per cent, respectively.
Interims Diageo; Sky; Renishaw; Hansard Global, CPL Resources
Finals Blue Prism
AGM/EGM RDI Reit; Henderson European Focus Trust; IT; Lightwave RF; Game Digital; Countryside Properties; Standard Life Private Equity Trust
Trading statement Kaz Minerals; St James’s Place; Anglo American; The Restaurant Group; Kier; Fuller Smith & Turner; CMC Markets; Euromoney Institutional Investor; Greene King; Asos; Close Brothers; Genel Energy; Brewin Dolphin; Daily Mail & General Trust
Friday
The Office for National Statistics publishes GDP preliminary figures for the fourth quarter of 2017. Last month’s final figures for the third quarter of last year showed GDP increased by 0.4 per cent compared with the previous quarter.
AGM/EGM JP Morgan Chinese Investment Trust; Treatt; Lonmin
Trading statement SSP