Key Corporate Results and Economic Data in Focus This Week
The coming week brings a slightly slower, yet still eventful, round of corporate results and crucial economic indicators. Key sectors, including insurance, housebuilding, gambling, and mining, will be in focus, alongside closely watched UK economic data that could shape interest rate expectations.
Monday 11 August
UK Announcements (Interims):
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Caledonia Mining Corporation
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Diversified Energy Company
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Marshalls
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Plus500
Overseas Announcements:
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Barrick Mining (pre-market)
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AMC Entertainment (after-hours)
Tuesday 12 August
Key Focus:
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Entain PLC: Shares up 40% YTD, driven by US joint venture BetMGM, which is now profitable and expected to generate $2.7bn in revenue and $150m EBITDA in 2025. Analysts expect modest group-wide growth into 2026.
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Bellway PLC: Sector sentiment cautious following Barratt Redrow’s recent downbeat forecast.
UK Announcements:
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Trading Update: Bellway
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Interims: Atalaya Mining Copper, Derwent London, Entain, Genuit Group, PageGroup, Spirax-Sarco, Xaar
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Finals: Zoo Digital Group
Overseas Announcements:
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Sea Ltd, Cardinal Health, Circle Internet, Tencent Music Entertainment, On Holding
Economic Announcements (UK & Global):
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UK: Unemployment, Wage Growth, Claimant Count, HMRC Payrolls, BRC Retail Sales
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EU: ZEW Economic Sentiment
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US: Consumer Price Index (CPI)
Wednesday 13 August
Key Focus:
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Persimmon PLC: Follows sector turbulence after CMA investigation and industry warnings on sales volumes.
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Evoke PLC: Reports 3% revenue growth and guided H1 EBITDA of £163–167m.
UK Announcements (Interims):
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Balfour Beatty, Beazley, Evoke, Hill & Smith, Light Science Technologies, Persimmon, TUI, Winking Studios
Overseas Announcements:
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Cisco Systems Inc (after-hours)
Economic Announcements:
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Germany: CPI
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US: MBA Mortgage Applications, Crude Oil Inventories
Thursday 14 August
Key Focus:
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FTSE 100 to open lower: ~30-point drag due to 16 blue-chip stocks going ex-dividend, including Shell, BP, HSBC, Unilever, Rio Tinto, and GSK.
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Aviva PLC: First results post-Direct Line acquisition; eyes on potential outperformance and synergy outlook.
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Antofagasta PLC: Recently impressed with cost performance; Deutsche Bank sees H1 EBITDA at $2.05bn.
UK Announcements (Interims):
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Amaroq, Admiral, Antofagasta, Aviva, CAB Payment Holdings, Capital Ltd, Savills
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Finals: ITM Power, MHA, Rank Group
Ex-Dividend Impact (Estimated – 30.22 points total):
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Shell (6.54 pts), HSBC (5.43), Rio Tinto (4.96), BP (4.10), Unilever (3.92), GSK (2.69), others
Overseas Announcements:
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Deere & Co, JD.com (premarket), Applied Materials (after)
Economic Announcements:
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UK: RICS Housing Market Survey, GDP, Trade Balance, Index of Services, Industrial Production
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EU: Industrial Production
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US: PPI, Initial & Continuing Jobless Claims
Friday 15 August
Key Focus:
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OSB Group PLC: Investors await interim results following recent strategy day aimed at restoring confidence.
UK Announcements (Interims):
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OSB Group
Overseas Announcements:
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Flowers Foods, Madison Square Garden Entertainment, BitFuFu
Economic Announcements:
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Germany: Wholesale Prices
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US: Import/Export Price Indices, Retail Sales, Capacity Utilisation, Industrial Production, Business Inventories
