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Monday, September 10, 2012

UK Reporting:- African Barrick Gold Plc, ABG, (Pr), Associated British Foods Plc, ABF, (R), Barclays Plc, BARC, (Pr), Centamin Plc, CEY, (Pr), Legal & General Group Plc, LGEN, (Pr), Lloyds Banking Group Plc, LLOY, (Pr), Polymetal International Plc, POLY, (Pr), Royal Bank Of Scotland Group, RBS, (Pr), Standard Chartered Plc, STAN, (Pr), Supergroup Plc, SGP, (R)

S&P 500 Ex Dividends (gross):- Ameren Corp, AEE, (.40),  Amphenol Corp, APH, (.105),  Anadarko Petroleum Corp, APC, (.09),  Hewlett-Packard Co, HPQ, (.132),  News Corp, NWS, (.085),  News Corp, NWSA, (.085),  Public Storage, PSA, (1.10)

Euro Stoxx 600 Reporting:- Helvetia Holding AG, S1, 17.267

Economic Data:-

00:50 UK Q2 Annualised GDP, 1.0% exp. 1.4% previous

20:00 US July Consumer Credit, $9.050bn exp. $6.45bn previous

Government Auctions:-

US to sell $60bn in Bills

Germany sells €4bn in Bills

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

UK Reporting:- 3I Group Plc, III, (Pr), Aberdeen Asset Mgmt Plc, ADN, (Pr), Arm Holdings Plc, ARM, (SM), Ashmore Group Plc, ASHM, Astrazeneca Plc, AZN, (Pr), Betfair Group Plc, BET, Btg Plc, BTG, (Pr), Catlin Group Ltd, CGL, (Pr), Experian Plc, EXPN, (Pr), Fresnillo Plc, FRES, (Pr), Glaxosmithkline Plc, GSK, (Pr), Henderson Group Plc, HGG, (Pr), Hilton Food Group Ltd, HFG, (R), Hochschild Mining Plc, HOC, (Pr), Ig Group Holdings Plc, IGG, (R), Inmarsat Plc, ISAT, (Pr), London Stock Exchange Group, LSE, (Pr), Oxford Instruments Plc, OXIG, (SM), Randgold Resources Ltd, RRS, (Pr), Schroder Real Estate Investm, SREI, (SM), Shire Plc, SHP, (Pr), Thames River Multi Hedge Gbp, TRMA, (SM), Town Centre Securities Plc, TCSC, (R)

S&P 500 Reporting:- Campbell Soup Co, Q4, 0.379

S&P 500 Ex Dividends (gross):- Ingersoll-Rand PLC, IR, (.16),  T Rowe Price Group Inc, TROW, (.34)

Euro Stoxx 600 Reporting:- Ashmore Group PLC, R, 0.235

Economic Data:-

00:01 UK August RICS House Price Balance, -22% exp. -24% previous

09:30 UK July Visible Trade Balance, -$9,000 exp. -$10,229 previous

13:30 US July Trade Balance, -$44.5bn exp. -$42.9bn previous

Government Auctions:-

UK, sells £1.25bn in Bonds

US, sells $32bn in Notes

Corporate Action:-

Metrico Wireless, Acquisition by Spirent Comms, Expected Completion Date

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

UK Reporting:- Allied Gold Mining Plc, ALD, e, (R), Arm Holdings Plc, ARM, (SM), Astrazeneca Plc, AZN, (Pr), Avocet Mining Plc, AVM, (Pr), Barclays Plc, BARC, (Pr), Barratt Developments Plc, BDEV, (R), Barratt Developments Plc, BDEV, e, (CC), Capital & Counties Propertie, CAPC, (Pr), Glaxosmithkline Plc, GSK, (Pr), Great Portland Estates Plc, GPOR, (Pr), Kingfisher Plc, KGF, (R), Ashley (Laura) Holdings Plc, ALY, (R), Shire Plc, SHP, (Pr), Vectura Group Plc, VEC, (Pr)

S&P 500 Reporting:- Pall Corp, Q4, 0.771

S&P 500 Ex Dividends (gross):- Airgas Inc, ARG, (.40),  Altria Group Inc, MO, (.44),  Automatic Data Processing Inc, ADP, (.395),  Coca-Cola Co/The, KO, (.255),  Comerica Inc, CMA, (.15),  Devon Energy Corp, DVN, (.20),  Eastman Chemical Co, EMN, (.26),  Family Dollar Stores Inc, FDO, (.21),  Fidelity National Information Services Inc, FIS, (.20),  First Horizon National Corp, FHN, (.01),  H&R Block Inc, HRB, (.20),  Leggett & Platt Inc, LEG, (.29),  Macy’s Inc, M, (.20),  Motorola Solutions Inc, MSI, (.26),  NASDAQ OMX Group Inc/The, NDAQ, (.13),  National Oilwell Varco Inc, NOV, (.12),  NYSE Euronext, NYX, (.30),  Prologis Inc, PLD, (.28),  Regions Financial Corp, RF, (.01),  Textron Inc, TXT, (.02),  UnitedHealth Group Inc, UNH, (.2125),  Viacom Inc, VIA, (.275),  Viacom Inc, VIAB, (.275),  XL Group PLC, XL, (.11)

Euro Stoxx 600 Reporting:- Barratt Developments PLC, R, 0.083, Kingfisher PLC, S1, 0.119

FTSE 100 Ex dividends (net): Admiral Group PLC, ADM, (21.30),  Admiral Group PLC, ADM, (23.80),  Antofagasta PLC, ANTO, ($.085),  Capita PLC, CPI, (7.90),  Hargreaves Lansdown PLC, HL/, (10.65),  Hargreaves Lansdown PLC, HL/, (6.84),  Land Securities Group PLC, LAND, (7.40) Estimated FTSE 100 Dividend Impact: 1 point

FTSE 250 Ex dividends (net): Berendsen PLC, BRSN, (8),  Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment PLC, BPTY, (1.72),  Cookson Group PLC, CKSN, (7.50),  F&C Commercial Property Trust Ltd, FCPT, (.50),  International Public Partnerships Ltd, INPP, (3),  Ladbrokes PLC, LAD, (4.30),  Rathbone Brothers PLC, RAT, (17),  Rentokil Initial PLC, RTO, (.67),  Restaurant Group PLC, RTN, (4.50),  Savills PLC, SVS, (3.30),  Temple Bar Investment Trust PLC, TMPL, (14.65)

FTSE Small Share Ex dividends (net): 888 Holdings PLC, 888, ($.025),  Carr’s Milling Industries PLC, CRM, (7.25),  Chesnara PLC, CSN, (6.10),  Clarkson PLC, CKN, (18),  CPP Group PLC, CPP, (GBp),  Darty Plc, DRTY, (.0125),  Goldenport Holdings Inc, GPRT, (GBp),  Goodwin PLC, GDWN, (32.082),  Henderson Global Trust PLC, HGL, (2.50),  Lavendon Group PLC, LVD, (.75),  UTV Media PLC, UTV, (1.75)

Economic Data:-

09:30 UK July ILO Unemployment Rate, 8.0% exp. 8.0% previous

15:00 US July Wholesale Inventories, 0.3% exp. -0.2% previous

Economic Events:-

Barroso State of Union Address

Government Auctions

US to sell $28bn in Notes

Germany to sell €5bn in Notes

Thursday, September 13, 2012

UK Reporting:- Anite Plc, AIE, (SM), Artemis Alpha Trust Plc-Ord, ATS, (SM), Astrazeneca Plc, AZN, (Pr), Barclays Plc, BARC, (Pr), British Sky Broadcasting Gro, BSY, (Pr), Centaur Media Plc, CAU, (R),  CAU, e, (CC), Darty Plc, DRTY, (R),), Dunelm Group Plc, DNLM, (R), Hammerson Plc, HMSO, (Pr), Hikma Pharmaceuticals Plc, HIK, (Pr), Home Retail Group, HOME, Intertek Group Plc, ITRK, (Pr), Investec Plc, INVP, (R), Jd Sports Fashion Plc, JD, (SM), Kier Group Plc, KIE, (R), Land Securities Group Plc, LAND, (Pr), Next Plc, NXT, (R), Photo-Me International Plc, PHTM, (SM), Photo-Me International Plc, PHTM, (R), Premier Farnell Plc, PFL, (R), Segro Plc, SGRO, (Pr), Smith & Nephew Plc, SN, (Pr)

S&P 500 Dividends (gross):– Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc, DPS, (.34),  DTE Energy Co, DTE, (.62),  Hess Corp, HES, (.10),  HJ Heinz Co, HNZ, (.515),  Huntington Bancshares Inc/OH, HBAN, (.04),  Mead Johnson Nutrition Co, MJN, (.30),  Merck & Co Inc, MRK, (.42),  Range Resources Corp, RRC, (.04),  Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc, TMO, (.13)

Euro Stoxx 600 Reporting:- Swiss Prime Site AG, S1, 0,Next PLC, S1, 1.071

Economic Data:-

13:30 US August PPI, 1.0% exp. 0.3% previous

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

17:30 US FOMC Rate Decision, 0.25% unchanged exp.

Economic Events:-

Hollande speaks at LH Forum

World Bank Global Financial Position Report

Government Auctions:-

UK to sell £3.5bn in Bonds

US to sell $13bn in Bonds

IPO:-

Discovery 2012 Flow-Through LP, (0216104D), 2m, CAD 25

Nirvana Development Tbk PT, (NIRO), 6000m, IDR 105

Corporate Action:-

Psion, Tender Offer from Motorola Solutions Expires

Friday, September 14, 2012

UK Reporting:- Arm Holdings Plc, ARM, (Pr), Imagination Tech Group Plc, IMG, (SM), Wetherspoon (J.D.) Plc, JDW, (R)

S&P 500 Reporting:- None Detailed

S&P 500 Dividends (gross):- Ecolab Inc, ECL, (.20)

Economic Events:-

EU-27 Finance Ministers in Cyprus

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