Friday preview: US housing starts, American Express results due

(Sharecast News) - Friday looked set to be a quiet end to a busy week, with no corporate or macroeconomic releases of note due in the UK. In the US, investors will turn their attention to housing starts and building permits data for September.

In corporate news, meanwhile, quarterly results are due from American Express, Schlumberger, Fifth Third Bancorp, Interpublic and Autoliv.

Earlier in the week, investors waded through a deluge of bank earnings as Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, Citi, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Wells Fargo and Bank of New York Mellon all released quarterly numbers.



Friday 17 October

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Braime Group, Braime Group 'A'NON.V , Chesnara, Costain Group, Fevertree Drinks, International Workplace Group, Midwich Group, PPHE Hotel Group Ltd, Public Policy Holding Company, Inc.(DI), Somero Enterprises Inc. (DI)

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

Real Estate Credit Investments Ltd, Regional REIT Limited NPV

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Building Permits (US) (13:30)

Capacity Utilisation (US) (14:15)

Housing Starts (US) (13:30)

Industrial Production (US) (14:15)

ANNUAL REPORT

James Halstead

SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

System1 Group

EGMS

Huatai Securities Co., Ltd GDR (Each Repr 10 A Shs RMB1) (Reg S)

AGMS

Twentyfour Income Fund Limited Ord Red

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Victorian Plumbing Group

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Baltic Classifieds Group, Foresight Ventures Vct, Frenkel Topping Group, System1 Group, Van Elle Holdings