{"id":126784,"title":"Share Talk Expected Market Updates For The Week Ahead, 8th September – 12th September 2025","publisher":"Share Talk","author":"sharetalk","published":"2025-09-06T10:55:25+00:00","modified":"2025-09-06T10:57:01+00:00","canonical_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/share-talk-expected-market-updates-for-the-week-ahead-8th-september-12th-september-2025/","markdown_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/share-talk-expected-market-updates-for-the-week-ahead-8th-september-12th-september-2025.md","json_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/share-talk-expected-market-updates-for-the-week-ahead-8th-september-12th-september-2025.json","category":"Technology","categories":["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&quality=89&ssl=1","format":"news","language":"en-GB","content":"The **FTSE 100** surrendered early gains to finish lower on Friday. The blue-chip index closed down 0.1% at 9,208.21, having earlier reached an intraday high of 9,253.53.\n\nThe **FTSE 250** added 0.5% to 21,575.54, while the** AIM All-Share** also rose 0.5% to 765.63. For the week, the FTSE 100 edged up 0.2%, the FTSE 250 slipped 0.1%, and the AIM All-Share gained 0.2%. Across the Atlantic, Wall Street opened in the red. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.5%, the S&P 500 lost 0.4%, and the Nasdaq dipped 0.1%.\n\n### **UK Corporate Results and Economic Data to Watch This Week**\n\nA busy week lies ahead for UK markets, with updates expected from **Associated British Foods, Dunelm, Phoenix Group, Trainline, and Vistry**, alongside key economic releases in the UK, US, China, and Europe.\n\n---\n\n### **Monday 8 September**\n\n-\n**Phoenix Group Holdings (LSE: PHNX)** – Half-year results. Shares in the Standard Life and SunLife parent recently touched a four-and-a-half-year high. One broker has highlighted its **sector-leading free cash flow** ahead of the release.\n\n-\n**Other interims**: Concurrent Technologies, Gaming Realms, Norman Broadbent, SigmaRoc, Trellus Health\n\n-\n**Economic data**: China Balance of Trade\n\n---\n\n### **Tuesday 9 September**\n\n-\n**Dunelm Group PLC (LSE: DNLM)** – Full-year numbers. With sales already reported and profits flagged to be close to the **£211m City consensus**, investors will look closely at the **outlook commentary**.\n\n-\n**Unilever PLC (LSE: ULVR)** – Hosts a **capital markets day**, preparing analysts for the **spin-off of its ice cream division**, expected in mid-November.\n\n-\n**Other interims**: Accesso Technology, Computacenter, Gamma Communications, GetBusy, James Fisher & Sons, Likewise Group, Luceco, Midwich Group, UK Oil & Gas\n\n-\n**Finals**: Pci-Pal\n\n-\n**Overseas announcements**: GameStop, Synopsys\n\n-\n**Economic data**: UK BRC Retail Sales, US NFIB Small Business Index\n\n---\n\n### **Wednesday 10 September**\n\n-\n**Associated British Foods PLC (LSE: ABF)** – Year-end trading update. Investors will watch for signs of resilience across divisions. Profit warnings from **Sugar** have forced restructuring, while **Primark** faces competitive and tariff concerns despite improved margins, a special dividend, and a second buyback.\n\n-\n**Vistry Group PLC (LSE: VTY)** – Interims. The housebuilder has already flagged **lower profits** with the year weighted toward the second half as Affordable Homes Programme funding ramps up.\n\n-\n**Other interims**: Artisanal Spirits, Central Asia Metals, Finseta, Gym Group, Nexteq, Property Franchise Group, Social Housing REIT, Tooru, Warpaint London, Wickes\n\n-\n**Finals**: Frontier Developments\n\n-\n**Trading updates**: Associated British Foods\n\n-\n**Overseas announcements**: TSMC, Chewy, Inditex\n\n---\n\n### **Thursday 11 September**\n\n-\n**Trainline PLC (LSE: TRN)** – Second-quarter update. Analysts say risks from **Great British Railways competition** may be overstated.\n\n-\n**Other interims**: Distribution Finance Capital, Energean, Lords Group, Oakley Capital Investments, Playtech, RTW Biotech Opportunities, Samuel Heath & Sons\n\n-\n**Overseas announcements**: Adobe, Kroger\n\n-\n**Economic data**: UK RICS Housing Market Survey, US CPI\n\n---\n\n### **Friday 12 September**\n\n-\n**Key UK data**: Balance of Trade, GDP, Index of Services, Industrial Production, Manufacturing Production\n\n-\n**European data**: German CPI\n\n-\n**US data**: University of Michigan Consumer Confidence (prelim)"}