Post-Christmas week is traditionally very quiet for scheduled corporate news and that is the case this year with a smattering of AGMs as the only activities in the diary.
Economic and macro news is slightly busier with the Nationwide house price survey on Friday the UK highlight alongside a raft of monthly US statistics. See the Nationwide preview.
Initial jobless claims are the standout here with Trading Economics expecting 207,000 additions, but it is a volatile number.
Monday 25 December
Markets closed for Christmas Day
Tuesday 26 December
Markets closed for Boxing Day
Wednesday 27 December
AGMs: Tremor International Ltd (AIM:TRMR)
Economic announcements: MBA Mortgage Applications (US)
Thursday 28 December
AGMs: Advfn PLC, Beximco Pharmaceuticals (AIM:BXP) Ltd, Global Petroleum (AIM:GBP) Ltd, Altona Rare Earths, Tertre Rouge Assets plc
Economic announcements: Continuing Claims (US), Initial Jobless Claims (US), Pending Homes Sales (US), Crude Oil Inventories (US)
Ex-dividend to reduce FTSE 100 by: 0.64
Friday 29 December
AGMs: Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas Ltd, Goldplat PLC (AIM:GDP), Genedrive PLC, Lansdowne Oil & Gas (AIM:LOGP) PLC, Online Blockchain PLC (AIM:OBC), SkinBioTherapeutics PLC (AIM:SBTX), Secure Property Development & Investment PLC, Tetragon Financial Group Ltd, Woodbois Ltd (AIM:WBI, OTC:WODBF), Zambeef Products (AIM:ZAM) PLC
Economic announcements: Nationwide House Price Index (UK), Chicago PMI (US)
UK markets half-day