THE CONCISE GUIDE TO THE WEEK AHEAD COURTESY OF CANTOR INDEX

Monday, August 6, 2012

UK Reporting:- Catlin Group Ltd, CGL, e, (CC), Catlin Group Ltd, CGL, (R), Easyjet Plc, EZJ, (R), Morgan Sindall Group Plc, MGNS, (R), Telecity Group Plc, TCY, e, (CC), Telecity Group Plc, TCY, (R)

S&P 500 Reporting:- AES Corp/The, Q2, 0.272,  Berkshire Hathaway Inc, Q2, 1776.64,  Boston Properties Inc, Q2, 1.243,  CF Industries Holdings Inc, Q2, 8.706,  Chesapeake Energy Corp, Q2, 0.073,  Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp, Q2, 0.803,  Health Care REIT Inc, Q2, 0.881,  Tyson Foods Inc, Q3, 0.546,  Vornado Realty Trust, Q2, 0.945,  Washington Post Co/The, Q2,

S&P 500 Ex Dividends (gross):- Beam Inc, BEAM, (.205),  Pfizer Inc, PFE, (.22),  Federated Investors Inc, FII, (.24),  Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, 38141EE88, (4.75),   Sunoco Inc, SUN, (.20),  Starbucks Corp, SBUX, (.17),  UnitedHealth Group Inc, 91324PBW1, (108.57 Percent),  Hudson City Bancorp Inc, HCBK, (.08),  Ford Motor Co, F/WS, (9.20000),  Intel Corp, 4335, (.225),  Xilinx Inc, XLNX, (.22)

Euro Stoxx 600 Reporting:- Ageas, S1, 0.09,  Catlin Group Ltd, S1, 0.433,  IMMOFINANZ AG, R, 0.234,  PostNL NV, Q2, 0.237,  PostNL NV, S1, 0.475,  Telecity Group PLC, S1, 0.149

Economic Data:-

00:01 UK July Lloyds Employment Confidence, -53 previous

09:30 Eurozone August Sentix Investor Confidence, -30.6 exp. -29.6 previous

 Economic Events:-

Bernanke speaks on Economic Measurement

Government Auctions:-

France, sells Bills

US, sells $60bn in 3-6 month Bills

IPO:-

Dynam Japan Holdings Co Ltd, (6889), 112m, HKD 14

Corporate Action:-

Johnson Matthey 21 for 22 Stock Split

Market Holiday:-

Canada – Civic Holiday

Office Hours Olympic Highlights:-

Athletics Heats, Sailing


Tuesday, August 7, 2012

UK Reporting:- BBAAviation Plc, BBA, (R), Bellway Plc, BWY, (R), Greggs Plc, GRG, (R), Greggs Plc, GRG, e, (CC), Intercontinental Hotels Grou, IHG, (R), Intercontinental Hotels Grou, IHG, e, (CC), Legal & General Group Plc, LGEN, e, (CC), Legal & General Group Plc, LGEN, (R), Meggitt Plc, MGGT, e, (CC), Meggitt Plc, MGGT, (R), Mondi Plc, MNDI, (R), Monks Investment Trust Plc, MNKS, (SM), Pendragon Plc, PDG, (R), Premier Foods Plc, PFD, e, (CC), Premier Foods Plc, PFD, (R), Xstrata Plc, XTA, (R), Xstrata Plc, XTA, e, (CC)

S&P 500 Reporting:- Cablevision Systems Corp, Q2, 0.189,  CVS Caremark Corp, Q2, 0.797,  Emerson Electric Co, Q3, 0.999,  Expeditors International of Washington Inc, Q2, 0.429,  Express Scripts Holding Co, Q2, 0.824,  FirstEnergy Corp, Q2, 0.641,  Fossil Inc, Q2, 0.788,  Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc, Q2, 0.584,  Molson Coors Brewing Co, Q2, 1.2,  Pepco Holdings Inc, Q2, 0.313,  PG&E Corp, Q2, 0.822,  priceline.com Inc, Q2, 7.372,  Tenet Healthcare Corp, Q2, 0.049,  Walt Disney Co/The, Q3, 0.929,  XL Group PLC, Q2, 0.546

S&P 500 Ex Dividends (gross):- Citigroup Inc, C, (.01),  Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc, AMLN, (100.00),  Computer Sciences Corp, CSC, (2012/08/07),  TJX Cos Inc, TJX, (.115),  Entergy Corp, ETR, (.83)

Euro Stoxx 600 Reporting:- Andritz AG, Q2, 0.58,  Bankia SA, S1, 0,  Corio NV, S1, 0,  Danske Bank A/S, Q2, 0.892,  InterContinental Hotels Group PLC, S1, 0.62,  KBC Groep NV, Q2, 0.995,  Koninklijke DSM NV, S1, 1.64,  Lanxess AG, Q2, 2.248,  Legal & General Group PLC, S1, 0.062,  Leoni AG, Q2, 1.393,  Meggitt PLC, S1, 0.15,  Mondi PLC, S1, 0.26,  Muenchener Rueckversicherungs AG, Q2, 3.801,  Prysmian SpA, S1, 0,  UPM-Kymmene OYJ, Q2, 0.181,  Voestalpine AG, Q1, 0.807,  Xstrata PLC, S1, 0.498

Economic Data:-

09:30 UK June Industrial Production, -2.8% exp. 1.0% previous

09:30 UK June Manufacturing Production, -3.8% exp. 1.2% previous

15:00 UK July NIESR GDP Estimate, -0.2% previous

20:00 US June Consumer Credit, $11bn exp. $17.1bn previous

Economic Events:-

Bernanke Speaks on Financial Education

Government Auctions:-

Japan, sells 6m Bills and 40 year Bonds

US, sells $32bn in 3 year Notes

IPO:-

Bloomin’ Brands Inc, (BLMN), 21.4286m, USD 13 – 15

Peregrine Semiconductor Corp, (PSMI), 5.5m, USD 14 – 16

Success Holdings Co Ltd, (6065), 0.38m, JPY 2050

Office Hours Olympic Highlights:-

Athletics Heats, Triathlon


Wednesday, August 8, 2012

UK Reporting:- Aquarius Platinum Ltd, AQP, e, (CC), Aquarius Platinum Ltd, AQP, e, (CC), Aquarius Platinum Ltd, AQP, (R), Astrazeneca Plc, AZN, (Pr), Bp Plc, BP, (Pr), Bp Plc, BP, (Pr), Cobham Plc, COB, (R), Cobham Plc, COB, e, (CC), Quintain Estates & Dev Plc, QED, (R), Rio Tinto Plc, RIO, e, (CC), Rio Tinto Plc, RIO, (R), Royal Dutch Shell Plc-A Shs, RDSA, (Pr), Standard Life Plc, SL, (Pr)

S&P 500 Reporting:- Alpha Natural Resources Inc, Q2, -0.315,  CenturyLink Inc, Q2, 0.616,  Computer Sciences Corp, Q1, 0.221,  Dean Foods Co, Q2, 0.311,  Dun & Bradstreet Corp/The, Q2, 1.375,  Integrys Energy Group Inc, Q2, 0.412,  International Flavors & Fragrances Inc, Q2, 1.029,  Macy’s Inc, Q2, 0.638,  Molex Inc, Q4, 0.381,  Monster Beverage Corp, Q2, 0.608,  News Corp, Q4, 0.323,  NRG Energy Inc, Q2, 0.169,  PPL Corp, Q2, 0.409,  Ralph Lauren Corp, Q1, 1.773

S&P 500 Ex Dividends (gross):- Altera Corp, ALTR, (.10),  American Electric Power Co Inc, AEP, (.47),  Wells Fargo & Co, WFC, (.22),  Pitney Bowes Inc, PBI, (.375),  PPG Industries Inc, PPG, (.59),   Charles Schwab Corp/The, SCHW, (.06),  JM Smucker Co/The, SJM, (.52),  CONSOL Energy Inc, CNX, (.125),  Spectra Energy Corp, SE, (.28),  Capital One Financial Corp, COF, (.05),  RR Donnelley & Sons Co, RRD, (.26),  EQT Corp, EQT, (.22),  United States Steel Corp, X, (.05),  Vornado Realty Trust, VNO, (.69),  Wal-Mart Stores Inc, WMT, (.3975),  Costco Wholesale Corp, COST, (.275),  International Business Machines Corp, IBM, (.85)

Euro Stoxx 600 Reporting:- Axel Springer AG, Q2, 0.76,  Brenntag AG, Q2, 1.573,  Cobham PLC, S1, 0.105,  Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide, Q2, 0.82,  Freenet AG, Q2, 0.268,  ING Groep NV, Q2, 0.26,  Kloeckner & Co SE, Q2, -0.023,  Nokian Renkaat OYJ, Q2, 0.717,  OMV AG, Q2, 1.144,  Rio Tinto PLC, S1, 2.677,  Sampo OYJ, Q2, 0.555,  Securitas AB, Q2, 1.348,  Stada Arzneimittel AG, Q2, 0.582,  Swisscom AG, Q2, 8.657,  TDC A/S, S1, 0,  Tod’s SpA, S1, 2.287

FTSE 100 Ex dividends (net): AstraZeneca PLC, AZN, ($.90),  Barclays PLC, BARC, (1),  BP PLC, BP/, ($.08),  BT Group PLC, BT/A, (5.70),  GKN PLC, GKN, (2.40),  GlaxoSmithKline PLC, GSK, (17),  Johnson Matthey PLC, JMAT, (100),  Pennon Group PLC, PNN, (18.30),  Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC, RB/, (56),  Reed Elsevier PLC, REL, (6),  Rexam PLC, REX, (5),  Royal Dutch Shell PLC, RDSA, (.43),  SABMiller PLC, SAB, (.695),  Standard Chartered PLC, STAN, (.2723),  Unilever PLC, ULVR, (18.92) Estimated FTSE 100 Dividend Impact: 26 points

FTSE 250 Ex dividends (net): City of London Investment Trust PLC/The, CTY, (3.52),  Dialight PLC, DIA, (4),  Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust PLC, FRCL, (4),  Greene King PLC, GNK, (18.10),  Hiscox Ltd, HSX, (6),  Inchcape PLC, INCH, (4),  Jupiter Fund Management PLC, JUP, (2.50),  Law Debenture Corp PLC/fund, LWDB, (4.50),  Millennium & Copthorne Hotels PLC, MLC, (2.08),  QinetiQ Group PLC, QQ/, (2),  RPC Group PLC, RPC, (10.20),  Spirent Communications PLC, SPT, (.89),  Synergy Health PLC, SYR, (11.18),  UK Commercial Property Trust Ltd/fund, UKCM, (1.3125)

FTSE Small Share Ex dividends (net): 4imprint Group PLC, FOUR, (5.25),  Avon Rubber PLC, AVON, (1.20),  City Natural Resources High Yield Trust PLC, CYN, (2.52),  Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust PLC, DIG, (2.50),  Ecofin Water & Power Opportunities PLC/fund, ECWO, (1.625),  Edinburgh UK Tracker Trust PLC, EUK, (2.55),  Investors in Global Real Estate Ltd, IGRE, (1.05),  JPMorgan Claverhouse Investment Trust PLC, JCH, (3.50),  LSL Property Services PLC, LSL, (3.10),  ST Modwen Properties PLC, SMP, (1.21),  Standard Life Investment Property Income Trust PLC, SLI, (1.133)

Economic Data:-

00:50 Japan June Current Account, Y415bn exp. Y215bn previous

10:30 UK Bank of England Inflation Report

11:00 German Industrial Production, -0.8% exp.1.6% previous

Economic Events:-

None Scheduled

Government Auctions

Germany, sells up to €4bn in 10 year Notes

US, sells $24bn in 10 year Notes

IPO:-

None Detailed

Office Hours Olympics Highlights:-

Athletics Heats, Individual Show Jumping Finals


Thursday, August 9, 2012

UK Reporting:- Amec Plc, AMEC, (R), Amec Plc, AMEC, e, (CC), Astrazeneca Plc, AZN, (Pr), Aviva Plc, AV, e, (CC), Aviva Plc, AV, (R), Bumi Plc, BUMI, (R), Enterprise Inns Plc, ETI, (R), Enterprise Inns Plc, ETI, (R), Grainger Plc, GRI, (R), Hill & Smith Holdings Plc, HILS, (R), Invesco Asia Trust Plc-Ord, IAT, (SM), Prudential Plc, PRU, (SM), Psion Plc, PON, (R), Randgold Resources Ltd, RRS, e, (CC), Randgold Resources Ltd, RRS, (R), Royal Dutch Shell Plc-A Shs, RDSA, (Pr), Thomas Cook Group Plc, TCG, (SM), Town Centre Securities Plc, TCSC, (SM), Tui Travel Plc, TT, (R), Tui Travel Plc, TT, e, (CC)

S&P 500 Reporting:- CareFusion Corp, Q4, 0.503,  DeVry Inc, Q4, 0.438,  Kohl’s Corp, Q2, 0.958,  Nordstrom Inc, Q2, 0.731,  NVIDIA Corp, Q2, 0.224,  Windstream Corp, Q2, 0.122

S&P 500 Dividends (gross):– Norfolk Southern Corp, NSC, (.50),  Rockwell Collins Inc, COL, (.30),  Red Hat Inc, RHT, (2012/08/09),  DR Horton Inc, DHI, (.0375),  Tong Lung Metal Industries, 8705, (100.00),  Ralph Lauren Corp, RL, (2012/08/09),  Rockwell Automation Inc, ROK, (.47),  Exxon Mobil Corp, XOM, (.57),  Apple Inc, AAPL, (2.65),  WW Grainger Inc, GWW, (.80),  KLA-Tencor Corp, KLAC, (.40)

Euro Stoxx 600 Reporting:- Adecco SA, Q2, 0.605,  Aegon NV, Q2, 0,  AMEC PLC, S1, 0.358,  Aviva PLC, S1, 0.254,  Bilfinger Berger SE, Q2, 1.19,  Commerzbank AG, Q2, 0.063,  Deutsche Telekom AG, Q2, 0.152,  GN Store Nord A/S, Q2, 0.558,  Hexagon AB, Q2, 0.268,  Kerry Group PLC, S1, 0.91,  Nestle SA, S1, 1.576,  Novo Nordisk A/S, Q2, 8.555,  Randgold Resources Ltd, S1, 1.87,  Rhoen Klinikum AG, Q2, 0.128,  SGL Carbon SE, Q2, 0.205,  Subsea 7 SA, Q2, 0.332,  Swiss Re AG, Q2, 0.024,  Symrise AG, Q2, 0.337,  TUI Travel PLC, Q3, 0

Economic Data:-

09:30 UK June Visible Trade Balance, -£8577bn exp. £8363bn previous

13:30 US June Trade Balance -$47.3bn exp. $48.7bn previous

13:30 US Initial Jobless Claims, 370k exp 365k previous

15:00 US June Wholesale Inventories, 0.3% exp. 0.3% previous

Economic Events:-

None Scheduled

Government Auctions:-

UK, sells £1.5bn 3 year Bonds

US, sells $16bn in 30 year Bonds

IPO:-

CKE Inc, (CK), 13.333m, USD 14 – 16

Kumai Energy Ltd, (KMI), 35m, AUD 0.2

Manchester United Ltd, (MANU), 16.67m, USD 16 – 20

Performant Financial Corp, (PFMT), 11.54m, USD 12 – 14

Market Holiday:-

Singapore- National Day

Office Hours Olympic Highlights:-

Athletics Heats, Women’s Swimming 10K


Friday, August 10, 2012

UK Reporting:- Prudential Plc, PRU, (R), SVG Capital Plc, SVI, (R), SVG Capital Plc, SVI, e, (CC)

S&P 500 Reporting:- Harman International Industries Inc, Q4, 0.643,  JC Penney Co Inc, Q2, -0.219

S&P 500 Dividends (gross):- Aflac Inc, 8686, (.33),  Cablevision Systems Corp, CVC, (.15),  JPMorgan Chase & Co, 48125XC38, (3.570 Mln),  CA Inc, CA, (.25),  TECO Energy Inc, TE, (.22),  Seagate Technology PLC, STX, (.32),  CF Industries Holdings Inc, CF, (.40),  Wisconsin Energy Corp, WEC, (.30)

Euro Stoxx 600 Reporting:- Fugro NV, S1, 1.787,  Governor & Co of the Bank of Ireland/The, S1, 0,  Hannover Rueckversicherung AG, Q2, 1.358,  Prudential PLC, S1, 0.298,  Rheinmetall AG, Q2, 0.917,  Schibsted ASA, Q2, 2.548,  ThyssenKrupp AG, Q3, -0.067

Economic Data:-

05:30 Japan June Industrial Production, -0.1% previous

07:00 German July CPI, 0.4% exp 0.4% previous

09:30 UK July PPI Output 0.0% exp. from -0.4% previous

13:30 Canada July Unemployment rate, 7.3% exp. 7.2% previous

19:00 US Monthly Budget Statement

Economic Events:-

None Scheduled

Government Auctions:-

UK, to sell Bills

US, sells $8bn in Notes

IPO:-

Argent Energy Trust, (9885841Z), 21.23m, CAD 10

Office Hours Olympic Highlights:-

Athletics Heats, BMX Finals, Mens Swimming 10K

Swen Lorenz: