Share Talk Expected Market Updates For The Week Ahead, 23rd June – 27th June 2025

The week ahead features a selection of FTSE 350 company updates, including defence contractor Babcock, which has recently attracted investor attention, housebuilder Berkeley, and distributor Bunzl, which is set to report following a recent downgrade.

The FTSE 100 ended the week down 0.2%, despite spending much of the session in positive territory.

The FTSE 250 fared better, rising 0.4% by the close. On Wall Street, the S&P 500 edged up 0.1%. The Dow Jones gained 0.3%, while the Nasdaq dipped 0.3%. In Europe, markets were stronger, with France’s CAC 40 climbing 0.5% and Germany’s DAX advancing 1.2%.

Monday, 23 June

• Company Results:

  • Finals: One Health Group, SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust

• Economic Data (US):

  • Existing Home Sales

Tuesday, 24 June

• Main Focus:
  Bunzl takes the spotlight in the FTSE 100, reporting after a recent analyst downgrade amid rising competitive pressures.

• Company Announcements:

  • Trading Updates: Bunzl, Carnival, Inchcape, SThree

  • Interims: LBG Media

  • Finals: Foresight Environmental Infrastructure, Telecom Plus, TPXImpact Holdings

• Economic Data:

  • Germany: IFO Business Climate

  • US: Consumer Confidence

Wednesday, 25 June

• Main Focus:
  Babcock International reports its first full-year results since rejoining the FTSE 100, with shares sitting at a decade high.
  Berkeley Group will also be closely watched for any updates to profit guidance.

• Company Results:

  • Finals: Babcock International, Berkeley Group Holdings, Duke Capital, Liontrust Asset Management, Marks Electrical Group, ProCook Group, Sequoia Economic Infrastructure

  • Interims: Velocity Composites

• Economic Data (US):

  • MBA Mortgage Applications

  • New Home Sales

  • Crude Oil Inventories

Thursday, 26 June

• Main Focus:
  Serco Group releases a trading update after securing a trio of Royal Navy contracts that recently lifted its share price.

• Company Announcements:

  • Trading Updates: Serco Group, Time Finance

  • Finals: Cake Box Holdings, Foresight Group Holdings, James Latham, Moonpig Group

  • Interims: Patria Private Equity Trust, Schroder European Real Estate Investment Trust

• Economic Data:

  • Germany: GfK Consumer Confidence

  • US:

    • Continuing Jobless Claims

    • Durable Goods Orders

    • GDP (Final)

    • Initial Jobless Claims

    • Personal Consumption Expenditures

    • Pending Home Sales

• Ex-Dividends (impact on FTSE 100):

  • Index to fall by approximately 5.69 points, led by IAG and British American Tobacco (BAT)

Friday, 27 June

• Company Results:

  • Interims: Various Eateries

• Economic Data:

  • UK: GDP, Current Account

  • EU: Business Climate Indicator, Economic Sentiment, Consumer Confidence, Industrial Confidence, Services Sentiment

  • US:

    • Personal Income

    • Personal Spending

    • PCE (repeated data)

    • University of Michigan Consumer Confidence