Friday preview: Micro Focus, Shaftesbury

11th Feb 2010 17:08

Micro Focus International, the enterprise application modernisation and testing software company, will announce its interim management statement on Friday covering trading since the beginning of November. Broker Charles Stanley is not anticipating any fireworks from the statement and expects the company to say it is trading in line with expectations. The company is currently searching for a new chief executive officer but there have been no whispers of an imminent announcement of an appointment.An update on the integration of recent acquisitions Borland and Compuware is expected, with the market hoping for an any news of the cross selling opportunities offered by the companies.Shaftesbury, the property company focused on London's theatreland, has its annual general meeting, which will give chairman John Manser the platform to expand upon his comments in December about the resilient nature of the property market in London's West End.'With confidence returning to investment markets, we have seen a marked recovery in the capital values of our well located properties in the second half of the year,' said Manser, adding that its rental income 'continues to grow strongly.'INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATEHampson Industries, UmecoQUARTERLY PAYMENT DATEBritish Land CoINTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTSConsumer Confidence (JPN) (05:00)Gross Domestic Product (GER) (07:00)University of Michigan Consumer Confidence (US) (14.55) Gross Domestic Product (FRA) (07:00)GMSFirst Artist Corporation, Lupus CapitalIMSSShaftesburyAGMSCentral African Gold, ShaftesburyTRADING ANNOUNCEMENTSFirst Artist Corporation, Micro Focus International PlcFINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATEBritvic, Daily Mail and General Trust, Daily Mail and General Trust 'Ord' Shares, Grainger, Hydrogen Group, JPMorgan Asian Inv Trust, Superglass Holdings