Thursday preview: ECB minutes, chief economist in focus

(Sharecast News) - Investors will shift back towards the euro area on Thursday, with the monetary policy of the bloc's central bank under scrutiny as the minutes of the European Central Bank's October policy meeting are released.
A half hour before the minutes are released, at noon, ECB chief economist, Philip Lane, is due to take to the podium with his remarks likely to be carefully parsed for any hints around possible further policy easing.

On a relate note, interest rate-setters in Sweden are set to meet to decide on policy for their country.

To take note of, many European traders are likely to be away from their desks, mimicking their colleagues across the Pond, who will be celebrating Thanksgiving while US stockmarkets will remain closed.

On home shores, the only noteworthy data release will be for motor vehicle production in October.

Thursday 26 November

INTERIMS

First Property Group, Jlen Environmental Assets Group Limited NPV, Motorpoint Group, NewRiver REIT, Otaq , Severn Trent, XPS Pensions Group

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Aberdeen New Thai Inv Trust, Konami Holdings Corporation

INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE

3i Infrastructure, Castings, CMC Markets, iEnergizer Ltd., Inspiration Healthcare Group , Johnson Matthey, Kainos Group , Keller Group, Manolete Partners, Mckay Securities, Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) , National Grid, Octopus Titan VCT , Tatton Asset Management , Telecom Plus

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

Tetragon Financial Group Limited

QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Blackrock North American Income Trust , Chenavari Toro Income Fund Limited NPV, Diversified Gas & Oil, HICL Infrastructure , Honeycomb Investment Trust, Land Securities Group

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

GFK Consumer Confidence (GER) (07:00)

M3 Money Supply (EU) (09:00)

Q3

PJSC RusHydro ADR

GMS

Mothercare

FINALS

Tracsis

SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Chenavari Toro Income Fund Limited NPV, River and Mercantile Group

EGMS

SK Telecom Co Ltd. ADS

AGMS

Alternative Income Reit , ASOS, ASOS, Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited, Castillo Copper Limited NPV (DI), Clinigen Group, Crown Place VCT, CVS Group, DX (Group), IronRidge Resources Limited (DI), Pan African Resources, PZ Cussons

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Schroder Japan Growth Fund, Thorpe (F.W.)

FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Bellway, Croda International 5.9% Cumulative Preference 1, Croda International 6.6% Cumulative Preference 1, Diploma, Euromoney Institutional Investor, Lok'n Store Group, River and Mercantile Group