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With Royal Dutch Shell's results out of the way, attention turns to its perennial rival, BP, which issues a fourth quarter update on Tuesday.

Monday February 06

INTERIMS
Allocate Software

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
BT Group, Mitie Group

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
PMI Construction (GER) (08:55)

Q4
Randgold Resources Ltd.

GMS
Hot Tuna International

FINALS
Randgold Resources Ltd., RM

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
New Car Registrations (09:30)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Impax Asset Management Group, Scottish Inv Trust, Standard Life European Private Equity Trust

Tuesday February 07

INTERIMS
Sabien Technology Group

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Johnson Matthey, Workspace Group

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consumer Credit (US) (20:00)
Industrial Production (GER) (11:00)

Q4
BP, GlaxoSmithKline, Torchmark Corp., Wolfson Microelectronics

FINALS
Beazley, BP, GlaxoSmithKline, Low & Bonar, St. Modwen Properties, Torchmark Corp., Wolfson Microelectronics, Xstrata

ANNUAL REPORT
Proventec

IMSS
888 Holdings

AGMS
Pressure Technologies, TUI Travel, United Drug, Victrex

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Bellway

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
BRC Sales Monitor (00:01)

Q1
TUI Travel

Wednesday February 08

INTERIMS
BHP Billiton, Dunelm Group, Stagecoach Theatre Arts

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Ashtead Group, Halma

INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE
City of London Investment Group, Cohort, Core VCT 'B' Shares, CPL Resources, Foresight 3 VCT, Foresight 4 VCT, Ingenious Entertainment VCT 1, Ingenious Entertainment VCT 1 'C' Shares, Ingenious Entertainment VCT 1 'D' Shares, Ingenious Entertainment VCT 2, Ingenious Entertainment VCT 2 'C' Shares, Ingenious Entertainment VCT 2 'D' Shares, Ingenious Live VCT 1, Ingenious Live VCT 2, Mattioli Woods, Murgitroyd Group, Stagecoach Group

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE
IBM Corp., JPMorgan Claverhouse Inv Trust, Picton Property Income Ltd, Polar Capital Global Healthcare Growth & Income Trust

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Trade (GER) (07:00)
Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)
Current Account (GER) (07:00)
Factory Orders (GER) (11:00)
MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00)
Retail Price Index (GER) (07:00)

Q4
Smurfit Kappa Group, Virgin Media Inc.

GMS
Environ Group (Investments), Sunkar Resources

FINALS
International Power, New Europe Property Investments, Reckitt Benckiser Group, Smurfit Kappa Group, Virgin Media Inc.

IMSS
Daily Mail and General Trust, Grainger, Supergroup, Thomas Cook Group

EGMS
Thames River Multi Hedge PCC Ltd. Realisation Shares

AGMS
Daily Mail and General Trust, Future, Grainger, Thomas Cook Group

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
BRC Shop Price Index (00:01)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Edinburgh Worldwide Inv Trust

FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE
Avon Rubber, Henderson Opportunities Trust, Manroy, Sage Group, Victrex, Zytronic

Thursday February 09

INTERIMS
Aquarius Platinum Ltd., Diageo, Hargreaves Lansdown, Rank Group

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Bloomberg Consumer Confidence (US) (14:45)
Continuing Claims (US) (13:30)
ECB Interest Rate (EU) (12:45)
Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30)
Wholesales Inventories (US) (15:00)

Q3
British Land Co

Q4
BG Group, Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen S.A. GDR(Reg S), Shire Plc

FINALS
BG Group, Catlin Group Ltd., Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen S.A. GDR(Reg S), Rio Tinto, Rolls-Royce Holdings, Shire Plc

IMSS
Enterprise Inns, Metric Property Investments, Vodafone Group, Volex

AGMS
Enterprise Inns, Greencore Group, Income & Growth VCT, Paragon Group Of Companies

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Trade (09:30)
BoE Interest Rate Decision (12:00)
Industrial Production (09:30)
Manufacturing Production (09:30)
UK Trade (09:30)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Cardiff Property, Dunedin Smaller Companies Inv Trust, Euromoney Institutional Investor

Friday February 10

INTERIMS
Eurocommercial Properties NV

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
ICAP, Umeco

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Balance of Trade (US) (13:30)
Consumer Price Index (GER) (07:00)
Treasury Budget Statement (US) (19:00)
U. of Michigan Confidence (Prelim) (US) (15:00)

FINALS
Barclays, Proventec, Zenergy Power

IMSS
Cable & Wireless Communications, Flybe Group, Shaftesbury

SPECIAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Juridica Investments Ltd.

AGMS
GCP Infrastructure Investments Ltd., Shaftesbury

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Producer Price Indices (09:30)

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE
Britvic, Daily Mail and General Trust, Daily Mail and General Trust 'Ord' Shares, Grainger, JPMorgan Asian Inv Trust, NB Global Floating Rate Income Fund Ltd Red C shs $, NB Global Floating Rate Income Fund Ltd Red C shs £, Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust