Among the results and updates that will be grabbing investors' attention will be Comet owner Kesa Electrical's half year numbers.

UBS is predicting a pre-tax profit of £12.6m with flat like-for-like sales at Comet, a 3% decline at France's Darty and a 9% fall in other markets.

Societe Generale predicts pre-tax profits of £12m and a 1.4% rise in Comet like-for-like sales, with Darty's down 4% and the rest of Europe's 10% lower.

Credit Suisse is tipping tenanted pub group Punch Taverns to serve up some positive news in its interim management statement.

Wednesday December 16

INTERIMS
Kesa Electricals, Polar Cap Technology Trust

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Unilever

INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Atkins (WS), Babcock International Group, Cropper (James), Halfords Group, Intelek, KCOM Group, London and Associated Properties, Mitie Group, Northumbrian Water Group, red24, Telford Homes, United Utilities Group

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Price Index (EU)
Consumer Price Index (US)
Current Account (US)
FOMC Interest Rate (US)
Housing Starts (US)

IMSS
Punch Taverns

AGMS
Advance UK Trust, Charteris, Fidelity Special Values, Henderson Global Property Companies Ltd., Nautical Petroleum, Punch Taverns, Standard Life Equity Income Trust

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Petrofac Ltd

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Unemployment Rate (09:30)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Fidelity Asian Values

FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Alternative Networks, Carluccio's, Carr's Milling Industries, Ciref, Downing Protected VCT IV, Downing Protected VCT V, Forest Support Services, Marston's, OMG, Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust

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