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Monday, September 24 2012

UK Reporting:- Barr (A.G.) Plc, BAG, (R), Dairy Crest Group Plc, DCG, (R), Pantheon Intl Particip-Ord, PIN, (Pr), Petra Diamonds Ltd, PDL, Royal Dutch Shell Plc-A Shs, RDSA, (Pr)

S&P 500 Reporting:- Lennar Corp, Q3, 0.271,  Paychex Inc, Q1, 0.415,  Red Hat Inc, Q2, 0.286

Euro Stoxx 600 Reporting:- Aryzta AG, R, 3.388

Economic Data:-

09:00 September German IFO, 102.7 exp. 102.3 previous 

Economic Events:-

Bank of Japan Minutes

Lagarde speaks in Washington

Government Auctions:-

US to sell $8bn in Notes

Germany sells €3bn in Bills

FTSE 100 Constituents:-

Melrose (MRO) and Wood Group (WG) start trading in the FTSE 100

Ashmore (ASHM) and ICAP (IAP) start trading in FTSE 250 after being demoted from the FTSE 100

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

UK Reporting:- Astrazeneca Plc, AZN, (Pr), Aveva Group Plc, AVV, (SM), Barclays Plc, BARC, (Pr), Carnival Plc, CCL, Catlin Group Ltd, CGL, (Pr), Close Brothers Group Plc, CBG, Legal & General Group Plc, LGEN, (Pr), Lloyds Banking Group Plc, LLOY, (Pr), Petropavlovsk Plc, POG, (Pr), Polymetal International Plc, POLY, (Pr), Royal Bank Of Scotland Group, RBS, (Pr), Rsa Insurance Group Plc, RSA, (Pr), Shire Plc, SHP, (Pr)

S&P 500 Reporting:- Carnival Corp, Q3, 1.436,  Jabil Circuit Inc, Q4, 0.583

S&P 500 Ex Dividends (gross):- Philip Morris International Inc, PM, (0.85), Zimmer Holdings Inc, ZMH, (0.18)

Euro Stoxx 600 Reporting:- Carnival PLC, Q3, 1.436,  Close Brothers Group PLC, R, 0.665,  IMMOFINANZ AG, Q1, 0.02

Economic Data:-

15:00 US September Consumer Confidence, 63.0 exp. 60.6 previous

Economic Events:-

IMF Financial Stability Report

Geithner speaks at Clinton Initiative

Government Auctions:-

Canada, sells 15bn CAD in Bills

US, sells $35bn in Notes

IPO:-

Clinigen Healthcare Ltd, (0193150Z), 30.5m, GBp 164

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

UK Reporting:- Absolute Return Trust Ltd, ABR, (SM), Admiral Group Plc, ADM, (Pr), Astrazeneca Plc, AZN, (Pr), Aviva Plc, AV, (Pr), Bluecrest Allblue Fund Ltd, BABS, (SM), Domino’S Pizza Group Plc, DOM, (R), Homeserve Plc, HSV, (R), Micro Focus International, MCRO, (SM), Old Mutual Plc, OML, (Pr), Qinetiq Group Plc, QQ, (SM), S & U Plc, SUS, (R), St James’S Place Plc, STJ, (Pr), Standard Chartered Plc, STAN, (Pr)

S&P 500 Ex Dividends (gross):- ACE Ltd, ACE, (.49),  AvalonBay Communities Inc, AVB, (.97),  Boston Properties Inc, BXP, (.55),  Danaher Corp, DHR, (.025),  Deere & Co, DE, (.46),  DENTSPLY International Inc, XRAY, (.055),  Dow Chemical Co/The, DOW, (.32),  Edison International, EIX, (.325),  Fifth Third Bancorp, FITB, (.10),  Flowserve Corp, FLS, (.36),  FMC Corp, FMC, (.09),  Franklin Resources Inc, BEN, (.27),  Harley-Davidson Inc, HOG, (.155),  Host Hotels & Resorts Inc, HST, (.08),  Humana Inc, HUM, (.26),  Illinois Tool Works Inc, ITW, (.38),  Molex Inc, MOLX, (.22),  Molex Inc, MOLXA, (.22),  Molex Inc, MOLXB, (.22),  Nucor Corp, NUE, (.365),  Pioneer Natural Resources Co, PXD, (.04),  Ralph Lauren Corp, RL, (.40),  Sempra Energy, SRE, (.60),  St Jude Medical Inc, STJ, (.23),  Staples Inc, SPLS, (.11),  Stryker Corp, SYK, (.2125),  US Bancorp, USB, (.195),  Western Digital Corp, WDC, (.25),  Whole Foods Market Inc, WFM, (.14),  Windstream Corp, WIN, (.25),  Xerox Corp, XRX, (.0425)

FTSE 100 Ex dividends (net): Centrica PLC, CNA, (4.62),  RSA Insurance Group PLC, RSA, (3.41),  WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC, MRW, (3.49) Estimated FTSE 100 Dividend Impact: 1.7 points

FTSE 250 Ex dividends (net): Anite PLC, AIE, (1.125),  Bovis Homes Group PLC, BVS, (3),  Derwent London PLC, DLN, (9.95g),  Dignity PLC, DTY, (5.36),  Drax Group PLC, DRX, (14.40),  Filtrona PLC, FLTR, (3.90),  Kentz Corp Ltd, KENZ, ($0.055g),  Murray Income Trust PLC, MUT, (13.25),  Oxford Instruments PLC, OXIG, (7.228)

FTSE Small Share Ex dividends (net): BlackRock Commodities Income Investment Trust PLC, BRCI, (1.4375),  Development Securities PLC, DSC, (3.20),  Henderson High Income Trust PLC, HHI, (2.075),  Morgan Sindall Group PLC, MGNS, (12),  North American Income Trust PLC, NAIT, (6.50),  Photo-Me International PLC, PHTM, (1.25),  Primary Health Properties PLC, PHP, (9.25),  Ruffer Investment Company Ltd, RICA, (1.60),  Vitec Group PLC/The, VTC, (8.50)

Economic Data:-

11:00 UK September CBI Reported Sales, 5 exp. -3 previous

15:00 US August New Home Sales, 380k exp. 372k previous

Economic Events:-

 Fed’s Evans Speaks in Indiana

Government Auctions

Germany to sell €5bn in Notes

US to sell $35bn in Notes

Thursday, September 27, 2012

UK Reporting:- 3I Group Plc, III, (Pr), 3I Infrastructure Plc, 3IN, (Pr), Afren Plc, AFR, (Pr), Amec Plc, AMEC, (Pr), Cairn Energy Plc, CNE, (Pr), Compass Group Plc, CPG, (R), Ecofin Water & Power Opp-Ord, ECWO, (SM), Enquest Plc, ENQ, (Pr), Euromoney Instl Investor Plc, ERM, (R), Glaxosmithkline Plc, GSK, (Pr), Ig Group Holdings Plc, IGG, (Pr), Lancashire Holdings Ltd, LRE, (Pr), London Stock Exchange Group, LSE, (Pr), Man Group Plc, EMG, (Pr), Premier Oil Plc, PMO, (Pr), Prudential Plc, PRU, (Pr), Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc, RR, (Pr), Royal Dutch Shell Plc-A Shs, RDSA, (Pr), Salamander Energy Plc, SMDR, (Pr), Standard Life Plc, SL, (Pr), Tate & Lyle Plc, TATE, (R), Tui Travel Plc, TT, (R), Tullow Oil Plc, TLW, (Pr), Vodafone Group Plc, VOD,)

S&P 500 Reporting:- Accenture PLC, Q4, 0.879,  Discover Financial Services, Q3, 1.043,  McCormick & Co Inc/MD, Q3, 0.761,  Micron Technology Inc, Q4, -0.221,  NIKE Inc, Q1, 1.127

S&P 500 Dividends (gross):– Air Products & Chemicals Inc, APD, (.64),  American Tower Corp, AMT, (.23),  Cardinal Health Inc, CAH, (.2375),  Dell Inc, DELL, (.08),  PG&E Corp, PCG, (.455),  Quest Diagnostics Inc, DGX, (.17),  Republic Services Inc, RSG, (.235),  State Street Corp, STT, (.24)

Euro Stoxx 600 Reporting:- Hennes & Mauritz AB, Q3, 2.474

Economic Data:-

09:00 Eurozone August M3, 3.4% exp. 3.4% previous

09:30 UK Q2 GDP, -0.5% exp. -0.5% previous

10:00 Eurozone September Consumer Confidence, -25.9 exp. -25.9 previous

13:30 US Q2 GDP annualised, 1.7% exp. 1.7% previous

13:30 US August Durable Goods Orders, -4.5% exp. 4.2% previous

13:30 US Initial Jobless Claims, 378k exp. 382k previous

15:00 US August Pending Home Sales m/m, -0.6% exp. 2.4% previous

Economic Events:-

Monti speaks in New York

Government Auctions:-

US to sell $8bn in Bonds

Friday, September 28, 2012

UK Reporting:- Glaxosmithkline Plc, GSK, (Pr), Hyder Consulting Plc, HYC, (R), Icap Plc, IAP, (R), Thomas Cook Group Plc, TCG, (R)

S&P 500 Reporting:- Walgreen Co, Q4, 0.558

S&P 500 Dividends (gross):- Agilent Technologies Inc, A, (.10)

Economic Data:-

00:01 UK September GfK Consumer Confidence, -28 exp. -29 previous

00:30 Japan August Jobless Rate, 4.3% exp. 4.3% previous

10:00 Eurozone September CPI Estimate, 2.4% exp. 2.6% previous