Glaxosmithkline Share News (GSK)

The upcoming session will again witness the release of a raft of corporate results, with many outfits set to go ex-dividend. Interim statements are due from several 'heavy hitters', including Barclays, Tullow Oil, Standard Life, British American Tobacco and Next. GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Royal Dutch Shell will also be reporting their first quarter financials. Investors in GSK will be watching out for any signs of stability in the Chinese market, while those in the latter may have to guard against negative surprises regarding the impact which low natural gas prices have had on the company's bottom line. Copper miner Antofagasta will also be releasing its latest production update. Numis Securities is forecasting first quarter down slightly year-on-year at 177kt copper (Q4 183kt), with output of gold seen mostly flat at 65,000oz. Its analysts also foresee slightly lower cash costs at $1.81/lb (gross) with net figures ($1.47/lb) relatively stable. Fiscal year guidance is expected to be unchanged at approximately 700kt.On the macroeconomic front, traders will likely be in a holding pattern ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee's (FOMC) policy meeting in the afternoon. The FOMC is expected to approve another $10bn reduction in the pace of its asset purchases, lowering it to $45bn per month. This comes as the academic debate Stateside has shifted towards whether or not the currently elevated levels of long-term unemployment will hold inflation down sufficiently.If unemployment levels do not have their hoped for effect then the first interest rate hike might materialise slightly sooner than now expected by capital markets.Eurostat is also due to release its preliminary estimate on Eurozone consumer prices for the month of April. Before today's German CPI numbers, expectations were for an increase of 0.8% year-on-year, if not 0.9%. Spanish and Italian CPI's are due out first thing in the morning and may bear watching. Eurozone bank lending figures are also keenly awaited. The latest survey findings from the Chicago MNI will also be closely followed. Wednesday April 30thINTERIMSAvon Rubber, Superglass HoldingsINTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATEAbbeyINTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATEWetherspoon (J.D.)QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATEJP Morgan Chase & Co, Middlefield Canadian Income PCC, Schroder Income Growth FundQUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATECity of London Inv Trust, JPMorgan Claverhouse Inv TrustINTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTSChicago PMI (US) (14:45)Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30)FOMC Interest Rate (US) (19:00)GDP (Advance) (US) (13:30)International Reserves (EU) (11:00)MBA Mortgage (US) (12:00)Retail Sales (GER) (07:00)Unemployment Rate (GER) (08:55)FINALSGLOBO, Home Retail Group, Macromac , Microsaic Systems, Proxama , Solo OilANNUAL REPORTOxford Biomedica, Plaza Centers NVIMSSBarclays, British American Tobacco, Greggs, International Personal Finance, Kazakhmys, Ladbrokes, Next, Standard Life, SVG Capital, Tullow Oil, Ultra Electronics Holdings, Unite GroupDRILLING REPORTAntofagastaSPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATEAdmiral Group, Elementis, Foxtons Group , Fresnillo, ITVEGMSBilfinger Berger Global Infrastructure Sicav S.A.(DI), Hellenic Telecom Industries SA ADSAGMSAberdeen UK Tracker Trust, Asian Total Return Investment Company, Aviva, AZ Electronic Materials SA (DI), Bilfinger Berger Global Infrastructure Sicav S.A.(DI), BlackRock Latin American Inv Trust, British American Tobacco, Countrywide, Devro, EMIS Group, Fidessa Group, GLI Finance Limited, Good Energy Group, Hellermanntyton Group, Holders Technology, International Personal Finance, Juridica Investments Ltd., Komercni Banka A.S.GDR (Level 1), Lancashire Holdings Limited, Maven Income & Growth 3 VCT, Nichols, Pendragon, Phoenix Group Holdings (DI), RIT Capital Partners, SEGRO, Synectics, Tullow Oil, Ultra Electronics Holdings, Witan Inv TrustTRADING ANNOUNCEMENTSGreene King, Smith (DS), Standard LifeUK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTSConsumer Confidence (09:30)GFK Consumer Confidence (00:05)FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATEChrysalis VCT, Lavendon Group, Manchester & London Investment Trust, Tamar European Industrial Fund Ltd., Wynnstay GroupFINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATEAdmiral Group, Advanced Medical Solutions Group, Aer Lingus Group, African Barrick Gold , Cenkos Securities, Cobham, Croda International, Dialight, Dunedin Enterprise Investment Trust, Elementis, F&C Private Equity Trust, Ferrexpo, Foxtons Group , G4S, Henry Boot, Highcroft Investment, Highland Gold Mining Ltd., Holders Technology, Hunting, Hydrogen Group, Informa, ITV, Morgan Sindall Group, National Express Group, Neptune-Calculus Income & Growth VCT, Polymetal International, Porvair, Powerflute Oyj (DI), Quixant, Reed Elsevier, Regus, Senior, SIG, Spirax-Sarco Engineering, SThree, Tesco, Total Produce, Travis Perkins, UBM, Weir Group, William HillQ1CSR, GlaxoSmithKline, Hrvatske Telekom D.D GDR (Reg S), Norsk Hydro ASA, Royal Dutch Shell 'A', Royal Dutch Shell 'B'AB