{"id":124980,"title":"Share Talk Expected Market Updates For The Week Ahead, 21st July 2025 – 25th July 2025","publisher":"Share Talk","author":"sharetalk","published":"2025-07-19T08:06:42+00:00","modified":"2025-07-19T08:06:42+00:00","canonical_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/share-talk-expected-market-updates-for-the-week-ahead-21st-july-2025-25th-july-2025/","markdown_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/share-talk-expected-market-updates-for-the-week-ahead-21st-july-2025-25th-july-2025.md","json_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/share-talk-expected-market-updates-for-the-week-ahead-21st-july-2025-25th-july-2025.json","category":"Blogs","categories":["Blogs","Technology","Technology, Media & Telecoms","Weekly Digest"],"tags":["AIM","AssetMatch","Aviva","Bank of England","Bayer","Burberry","Bytes Technology Group","Caledonia Mining Corporation","Diversified Energy Company","Ferrovial","Grant Thornton","Honda Motor","Imperial Brands","ITV","JD.com","JP Jenkins","London","London Stock Exchange","National Grid","Nissan Motor","Nu Holdings","Softbank","Tata Motors","Tencent Music","Under Armour","Yamaha Motor","Zak Mir"],"featured_image":"https://i0.wp.com/www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/LONDON-10_11_23.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1","format":"news","language":"en-GB","content":"FTSE 100 Ends Week Just Shy of Record High.  UK’s stock market closed the week on a strong note, with the FTSE 100 finishing at 8,992.12 – up 19.5 points, or 0.22%.\n\nThe index ended the day just below its record closing high of 8,998 set on Monday. Top performers included Rentokil, rising 3%, and Antofagasta, up 2.6%.\n\n**Earnings Season Picks Up Pace in UK and US**\n\nReporting season shifts into high gear next week, with a wave of results due from major companies in both London and the US. In the UK, attention will be on the first of the big banks, with Lloyds and NatWest set to report. Other notable blue-chip names releasing figures include BT, Vodafone, ITV, Rightmove, Compass Group, and Wetherspoons.\n\n### **Monday 21 July**\n\n**UK Earnings:**\n\n-\n*Interims:* Mony Group, Oxford Nanopore Technologies\n\n**US Earnings (Premarket):** Verizon, Domino’s Pizza**US Earnings (After Close):** NXP Semiconductors\n\n---\n\n### **Tuesday 22 July**\n\n**UK Highlights:**\n\n-\n*Key report:* Compass Group (LSE:CPG) – Analysts watching for signs of margin improvement despite recent slowdown in organic growth.\n\n**UK Announcements:**\n\n-\n*Trading updates:* Compass Group, Evoke, Kier Group, Luceco, Mitie Group, Petershill Partners\n\n-\n*Interims:* ME Group International\n\n-\n*Finals:* TheWorks.co.uk\n\n**US Earnings (Premarket):** Baker Hughes, Coca-Cola, Philip Morris, Lockheed Martin**US Earnings (After Close):** Texas Instruments, SAP\n\n**Economic data:**\n\n-\nUK: Public Sector Net Borrowing\n\n-\nUS: API Weekly Crude Oil Stock\n\n---\n\n### **Wednesday 23 July**\n\n**UK Highlights:**\n\n-\n*Key report:* JD Wetherspoon (LSE:JDW) – Strong recent performance may come under pressure as earnings growth is forecast to slow.\n\n**UK Announcements:**\n\n-\n*Trading updates:* Hochschild Mining, JD Wetherspoon, PensionBee Group\n\n-\n*Interims:* Breedon Group, Informa\n\n-\n*Finals:* Van Elle\n\n**US Earnings (Premarket):** AT&T, GE Vernova, Boston Scientific, Northrop Grumman**US Earnings (After Close):** Alphabet (Google), Tesla, IBM, T-Mobile\n\n**Economic data (US):**\n\n-\nMBA Mortgage Applications\n\n-\nExisting Home Sales\n\n-\nCrude Oil Inventories\n\n---\n\n### **Thursday 24 July**\n\n**UK Highlights:**\n\n-\n*Key report:* Lloyds Banking Group (LSE:LLOY) – Focus on provisions tied to motor finance scandal; analysts expect around £800m more in 2025.\n\n-\nBT and Vodafone also report, alongside Centrica, which is reportedly set to take a 15% stake in the Sizewell C nuclear project.\n\n-\nITV’s results will be watched after a warning of steep advertising declines in Q2.\n\n**UK Announcements:**\n\n-\n*Trading updates:* AJ Bell, Anglo American, BT Group, CVS Group, Vodafone Group, Wizz Air\n\n-\n*Interims:* Centrica, Howden Joinery Group, Lloyds, Primary Health Properties, Reach, Reckitt Benckiser, RELX\n\n-\n*Finals:* IG Group, ITV, Metir, Severfield\n\n**US Earnings (Premarket):** Honeywell International, Blackstone, Keurig Dr Pepper**US Earnings (After Close):** Intel, Newmont\n\n**Economic data:**\n\n-\nGermany: GfK Consumer Confidence\n\n-\nUS: Jobless Claims, PMI Services, New Home Sales\n\n---\n\n### **Friday 25 July**\n\n**UK Highlights:**\n\n-\n*Key report:* NatWest Group (LSE:NWG) – Set to round off the week with interim results. Analysts expect strong underlying performance but a dip in pre-impairment profits.\n\n**UK Announcements:**\n\n-\n*Trading updates:* Airtel Africa, Taylor Maritime\n\n-\n*Interims:* Jupiter Fund Management, NatWest, Rightmove\n\n**US Earnings (Premarket):** Aon\n\n**Economic data:**\n\n-\nUK: GfK Consumer Confidence, Retail Sales\n\n-\nGermany: IFO Business Climate\n\n-\nEU: M3 Money Supply\n\n-\nUS: Durable Goods Orders"}