Thursday preview: Prudential, Tomkins

12th Aug 2009 15:58

It is the turn of Prudential to give some firmer idea of the insurance sector's short-term prospects when it reports half-year figures on Thursday.The Pru's capital position may attract more attention than normal this time especially losses on its credit portfolios. Brokers expect an interim dividend of around 6p per share.The sector has already had mixed messages about prospects, with both Legal & General and Aviva cutting their dividends last week.Friends Provident, which finally succumbed to the overtures of Clive Cowdery's consolidation vehicle Resolution, reported an improvement in underlying profit before tax earlier this week.INTERIMS Prudential, Tomkins, PsionAGMS Investec, Software Radio Technology FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE British Smaller Companies VCT, Caledonia Investments, GB Group, VT Group QUARTERLY RESULTS Cryptologic Ld, European Goldfields Limited, Western Canadian Coal Corporation