Friday preview: Munich Security Conference, US retail sales in focus

(Sharecast News) - All eyes at the end of the week will be on the Munich Security Conference, at which the US is expected to unveil further details regarding the agreed talks between Washington and Moscow. Against that backdrop, investors will be digesting a raft of economic reports, including the latest readings for monthly import prices and retail sales in the US.

No major economic data releases are scheduled in the UK.

In the euro area meanwhile, at 1000 BST Eurostat will publish fourth quarter GDP and employment data for the euro area.

Earlier, at 0700 BST, wholesale price data for January are due out from Germany's Destatis.

Friday 14 February

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

FIH Group , Solid State

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income, Tufton Assets Limited Npv

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Capacity Utilisation (US) (14:15)

Import and Export Price Indices (US) (13:30)

Industrial Production (US) (14:15)

Producer Price Index (US) (13:30)

FINALS

NATWEST GROUP, SEGRO

SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

B&M European Value Retail S.A. (DI), Hargreave Hale AIM VCT

AGMS

Carr's Group

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust , Blackrock Frontiers Investment Trust, Hargreave Hale AIM VCT , Origin Enterprises (CDI), Premier Miton Group, RWS Holdings