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Thursday preview: US producer prices, Halma in focus

(Sharecast News) - Investor focus on Thursday will be on the release of the latest wholesale inflation data in the States. At 1230 BST the Department of Labor will release a reading for producer prices covering the month of February.

Also due out are weekly US unemployment claims figures.

On home shores, overnight the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors will release its House Price Balance for February.

In the corporate space, Halma will publish a trading update for the fourth quarter.

UBS analyst Andre Kukhnin said that updates on its AVO Photonics unit, which accounted for 14% of the group, and on acquisitions would be key.

Overall, he was anticipating a "solid" update with changes to guidance for "good organic growth" and an adjusted EBIT margin of around 21% considered to be unlikely.

Thursday 13 March

INTERIMS

DFS Furniture, Seraphim Space Investment Trust, Volution Group

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Rank Group

INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Brooks Macdonald Group, Dunelm Group, Fiske, Galliford Try, Hansard Global, Income & Growth VCT , JPMorgan Emerging Markets Inv Trust, Mobeus Income & Growth Vct, Redcentric, Ricardo

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Real Estate Credit Investments Ltd

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Consumer Price Index (US) (12:30)

Continuing Claims (US) (12:30)

Industrial Production (EU) (10:00)

Initial Jobless Claims (US) (12:30)

Producer Price Index (US) (12:30)

GMS

Biome Technologies, ZCCM Investments Holdings 'B' Shares

FINALS

Alfa Financial Software Holdings , CAB Payments Holdings, Care Reit, Empiric Student Property , Gem Diamonds Ltd. (DI), Glenveagh Properties (CDI), Helios Towers , Oakley Capital Investments Ltd. (DI), OSB Group , Restore

ANNUAL REPORT

Oakley Capital Investments Ltd. (DI)

SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Dunelm Group, Lancashire Holdings Limited

AGMS

Petro Matad Ltd., Sunrise Resources

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Halma, Trainline

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

RICS Housing Market Survey (00:01)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Treatt

FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Anglo American, Apax Global Alpha Limited , CRH 7% 'A' Cum Prf (CDI), Heavitree Brewery, Heavitree Brewery 'A' Shares, Kitwave Group, NATWEST GROUP

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