Thursday preview: US jobs data, European debt auctions in the spotlight

(Sharecast News) - The market spotlight on Thursday will be on the US jobs market and what may be the last related indicator as a result of the federal government shutdown. At 1330 BST, the US Department of Labor is scheduled to publish the latest weekly unemployment claims figures.

They will be preceded, one hour before, by consultancy Challenger's tally of job cut announcements during the month of September.

The US Congress will remain on break in observance of Yom Kippur, but investors are likely to be keeping an eye out for any headlines related to the funding impasse on Capitol Hill.

Congress will be in session on Friday.

In the euro area, monthly unemployment data are due out in Italy, Spain and for the single currency bloc as a whole.

Ten-year government bond auctions will be held in the UK, at 1030 BST, France, Germany, Japan and Spain.

Thursday 02 October

INTERIMS

Tesco

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

CLS Holdings, InterContinental Hotels Group, Mears Group

INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Andrews Sykes Group, Aquila Energy Efficiency Trust, ASA International Group , Bank of Ireland Group (CDI), Bodycote, Braime Group, Braime Group 'A'NON.V , Breedon Group , Henry Boot, Hunting, Johnson Service Group, Keystone Law Group , LSL Property Services, Morgan Sindall Group, Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) , Old Mutual Limited NPV (DI), Petershill Partners , Skillcast Group, Smith & Nephew, Spectris, TP Icap Group , Travis Perkins, Weir Group, Wickes Group

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Abrdn DIversified Income And Growth, British American Tobacco, CT Private Equity Trust, CT UK High Income Trust, CT UK High Income Trust B , Law Debenture Corp., Real Estate Investors, Value and Indexed Property Income Trust

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)

Factory Orders (US) (15:00)

Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)

Unemployment Rate (EU) (10:00)

SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Manchester & London Investment Trust

AGMS

NARF Industries

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Calculus VCT

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Arcontech Group, Chemring 7% Cumulative Preference Shares 1, European Opportunities Trust, Foresight Ventures Vct, Frenkel Topping Group, Hansard Global, Kainos Group , Latham (James) 8% Cumulative Preference 1, Manchester & London Investment Trust, Mercia Asset Management, Van Elle Holdings