Headline shares are tipped to open sixteen to twenty-one points higher today, according to financial websites, ahead of the latest UK inflation data, with BA in focus as court bans strike. In the US last night, the Dow closed up 7 points at 10,627, the Nasdaq Composite added 7 points at 2,354 and the S&P500 rose 1 points at 1,137. In Asia today, the Nikkei was last up 45.34 points at 10,281.1, while the Hang Seng ended the morning ahead 70.65 points at 19,785.85. Crude oil traded at $70.69 a barrel on Nymex.
LONDON MARKETS
The latest UK Consumer Price Index and Retail Price Index readings are due for release at 9:30am.
In the corporate diary, interim results are due from Britvic (LON:BVIC) and Paragon Group Of Companies (LON:PAG).
Final results are scheduled from British Land, Dairy Crest Group (LON:DCG), Dcc (LON:DCC), JZ Capital Partners, Ssl International Plc (LON:SSL), Vodafone Group (LON:VOD), VT Group (LON:VTG) and Yell Group (LON:YELL).
Trading statements are expected from Ark Therapeutics Group (LON:AKT), Avis Europe (LON:AVE), BATM Advanced, Drax Group (LON:DRX), Paddy Power (LON:PAP) and Smiths Group (LON:SMIN).
AGMs are being hosted by Baronsmead Vct (LON:BDV), Brammer (LON:BRAM), Evolution Group (LON:EVG), Fidelity European Values, Foresight Technology Vct (LON:FTV), INA-Industrija Nafte, International Power (LON:IPR), Isis Property Trust (LON:IPT), JP Morgan Chase, JZ Capital Partners, Kellan Group (LON:KLN), Midas Capital (LON:MDS), Mobile Streams (LON:MOS), Next (LON:NXT), Northbridge Industrial Services (LON:NBI), Office2office (LON:OFF), Paddy Power (LON:PAP) Proximagen Neuroscience (LON:PRX), Regus Group (LON:RGU), Renewable Power & Light Plc (LON:RPL)& , Resolution (LON:RSL), Royal Dutch Shell (LON:RDSA), Scotty Group (LON:SCO), Sports Direct International, Statpro Group (LON:SOG), Stilo, Unite Group (LON:UTG), Utv Media Plc (LON:UTV), Westhouse Holdings (LON:WHL) and Zenergy Power Plc (LON:ZEN).
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