the concise guide to the week ahead courtesy of Cantor Index

UK Reporting:- Arm Holdings Plc, ARM, (Pr), Big Yellow Group Plc, BYG, (R), Greene King Plc, GNK, (R), Kingfisher Plc, KGF, (Pr), Sabmiller Plc, SAB, (Pr), Taylor Wimpey Plc, TW, (R), Unilever Plc, ULVR, (Pr), Xchanging Plc, XCH, (SM)

S&P 500 Reporting:- PPG Industries Inc, Q4, 1.522

Euro Stoxx 600 Reporting:- None Detailed

Economic Data:

• 10:00 Eurozone November Industrial Production, 0.2% exp. -1.4% previous

Economic Events:-

• Fed’s Evans speaks in Hong Kong

Market Holiday:-

• Japan – Coming-of-Age Day 

UK Reporting:- Ashmore Group Plc, ASHM, (R), Burberry Group Plc, BRBY, (R), Diageo Plc, DGE, (Pr), Halfords Group Plc, HFD, (R), Ig Group Holdings Plc, IGG, e, (CC), Ig Group Holdings Plc, IGG, (R), Inchcape Plc, INCH, (Pr), Intermediate Capital Group, ICP, (R), Marks & Spencer Group Plc, MKS, (Pr), Michael Page International, MPI, (R), Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc, RB, (Pr), Rio Tinto Plc, RIO, (R), Spirit Pub Co Plc, SPRT, (R), Spirit Pub Co Plc, SPRT, (SM)

S&P 500 Reporting:- Forest Laboratories Inc, Q3, -0.069,  Lennar Corp, Q4, 0.448,  Linear Technology Corp, Q2, 0.389

Euro Stoxx 600 Reporting:- None Detailed

Economic Data:

• 00:01 UK RICS House Price Balance, -7% exp. -9% previous
• 09:30 UK December PPI Output, 0.0% exp. -0.2% previous
• 13:30 US January Empire Manufacturing, -1.0 exp. -8.10 previous
• 13:30 US December PPI, -0.1% exp. -0.8% previous

Economic Events:-

• World Bank Global Economic Prospects Report

UK Reporting:- Barratt Developments Plc, BDEV, (R), Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, BMY, (R), Centamin Plc, CEY, e, (R), Diploma Plc, DPLM, (SM), Experian Plc, EXPN, (R), Fenner Plc, FENR, (SM), Wetherspoon (J.D.) Plc, JDW, (R), Majedie Investments Plc-Ord, MAJE, (SM)

FTSE 100 Dividends:– Imperial Tobacco, IMT, (73.9)

FTSE 250 Dividends:- Ashtead Group PLC, AHT, (1.50),  F&C Commercial Property Trust Ltd, FCPT, (0.5 gross),  NB Global Floating Rate Income Fund Ltd, NBLS, (1.16),  QinetiQ Group PLC, QQ/, (1.10)

FTSE Small Share:- Aberdeen Asian Income Fund Ltd, AAIF, (2.50),  Consort Medical PLC, CSRT, (7),  Dunedin Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC, DNDL, (3),  Middlefield Canadian Income PCC, MCT, (1.25)

S&P 500 Reporting:- Bank of New York Mellon Corp/The, Q4, 0.539,  Charles Schwab Corp/The, Q4, 0.149,  Comerica Inc, Q4, 0.65,  eBay Inc, Q4, 0.694,  Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, Q4, 3.576,  JPMorgan Chase & Co, Q4, 1.208,  M&T Bank Corp, Q4, 2.183,  Northern Trust Corp, Q4, 0.746,  SLM Corp, Q4, 0.533,  US Bancorp, Q4, 0.741

Euro Stoxx 600 Reporting:- CHR Hansen, Q1, 0.232

Economic Data:

• 05:00 Japan December Consumer Confidence, 39.4 previous
• 10:00 Eurozone December CPI, 0.3% exp. -0.2% previous
• 13:30 US December CPI, 0.0% exp. -0.3% previous
• 14:15 US December Industrial Production, 0.2% exp. 1.1% previous
• 14:15 US December Capacity Utilisation, 78.5% exp. 78.4% previous
• 19:00 US Federal Reserve Releases Beige Book

Economic Events:-

• EU tentative date for Greece Review

UK Reporting:- Aberdeen Asset Mgmt Plc, ADN, (R), African Barrick Gold Plc, ABG, (R), Booker Group Plc, BOK, (R), Computacenter Plc, CCC, (R), Darty Plc, DRTY, (SM), Dixons Retail Plc, DXNS, (R), Home Retail Group, HOME, (R), Kofax Plc, KFX, (Pr), Mothercare Plc, MTC, (R), Ncc Group Plc, NCC, (R), Ncc Group Plc, NCC, (SM), Ncc Group Plc, NCC, e, (CC), New World Resources Plc-A Sh, NWR, (Pr), Premier Oil Plc, PMO, (R)

S&P 500 Reporting:- Amphenol Corp, Q4, 0.903,  Bank of America Corp, Q4, 0.124,  BB&T Corp, Q4, 0.708,  BlackRock Inc, Q4, 3.693,  Capital One Financial Corp, Q4, 1.613,  Citigroup Inc, Q4, 0.965,  Fastenal Co, Q4, 0.333,  Fifth Third Bancorp, Q4, 0.417,  Huntington Bancshares Inc/OH, Q4, 0.165,  Intel Corp, Q4, 0.456,  People’s United Financial Inc, Q4, 0.19,  PNC Financial Services Group Inc, Q4, 1.487,  UnitedHealth Group Inc, Q4, 1.197,  Xilinx Inc, Q3, 0.369

Euro Stoxx 600 Reporting:- ASML Holdings, F, 2.576

Economic Data:-

• 13:30 US December Housing Starts, 890k exp. 861k previous
• 13:30 US Weekly Initial Jobless Claims, 368k exp. 371k previous
• 15:00 US January Philadelphia Fed, 5.6 exp. 8.1 previous

Economic Events:-

• Fed’s Lockhart speaks

UK Reporting:- 4Imprint Group Plc, FOUR, e, (R), Bovis Homes Group Plc, BVS, (R), Evraz Plc, EVR, (R), Kentz Corp Ltd, KENZ, (R), Spectris Plc, SXS, (R), Troy Income & Growth Trust P, TIGT, (SM)

S&P 500 Reporting:- Consolidated Edison Inc, Q4, 0.733,  First Horizon National Corp, Q4, 0.181,  General Electric Co, Q4, 0.431,  Johnson Controls Inc, Q1, 0.507,  Kinder Morgan Inc/Delaware, Q4, 0.359,  Morgan Stanley, Q4, 0.28,  Parker Hannifin Corp, Q2, 1.138,  Progressive Corp/The, Q4, 0.343,  Rockwell Collins Inc, Q1, 0.894,  Schlumberger Ltd, Q4, 1.082,  State Street Corp, Q4, 1.007,  SunTrust Banks Inc, Q4, 0.607

Euro Stoxx 600 Reporting:- None Detailed

Economic Data:-

• 09:30 UK December Retail Sales, 0.2% exp. 0.1% previous
• 14:55 US January Uni of Michigan Confidence, 75.0 exp. 72.9 previous

Economic Events:-

• None detailed

Reminder:-

• Market Holiday in the US on Monday 21st January, Martin L King Day