The week following Christmas is typically characterized by a lack of scheduled corporate news, and this year is no exception, with only a few Annual General Meetings (AGMs) noted in the calendar.
On the economic front, there is a bit more activity, with the Nationwide house price survey taking place on Friday, which is the highlight for the UK, along with various monthly statistics from the US. You can find a preview of the Nationwide survey below.
One noteworthy data point to watch is the initial jobless claims, with Trading Economics anticipating an addition of 207,000, though it’s important to note that this figure tends to be quite volatile.
Here’s the schedule for the week:
Monday, December 25
- Markets are closed for Christmas Day.
Tuesday, December 26
- Markets are closed for Boxing Day.
Wednesday, December 27
- AGMs: Tremor International Ltd (AIM: TRMR).
- Economic announcement: MBA Mortgage Applications (US).
Thursday, December 28
- AGMs: Advfn PLC, Beximco Pharmaceuticals (AIM: BXP) Ltd, Global Petroleum (AIM: GBP) Ltd, Altona Rare Earths, Tertre Rouge Assets plc.
- Economic announcements: Continuing Claims (US), Initial Jobless Claims (US), Pending Home Sales (US), Crude Oil Inventories (US).
- Ex-dividend to reduce FTSE 100 by: 0.64.
Friday, December 29
- AGMs: Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas Ltd, Goldplat PLC (AIM: GDP), Genedrive PLC, Lansdowne Oil & Gas (AIM: LOGP) PLC, Online Blockchain PLC (AIM: OBC), SkinBioTherapeutics PLC (AIM: SBTX), Secure Property Development & Investment PLC, Tetragon Financial Group Ltd, Woodbois Ltd (AIM: WBI, OTC: WODBF), Zambeef Products (AIM: ZAM) PLC.
- Economic announcements: Nationwide House Price Index (UK), Chicago PMI (US).
- UK markets operate on a half-day schedule.
