Thursday preview: Unilever, RSA

5th Aug 2009 17:58

Unilever, which makes Dove soaps and Lipton tea, will report second quarter and interim figures tomorrow.Analysts expect profts to fall 9.5% on revenue down 1% to €10.5bn for the quarter that ended in June. The group said in the first quarter that it was suffering from consumers moving to own-brand products as it posted a 43% fall in profit.Non-life insurer RSA is out with half-year figures tomorrow. In May it said first quarter net written premiums were barely changed at constant exchange rates from a year earlier, with the UK seeing a slight dip in business. Net written premiums in the three months to 31 March 2009 totalled £1,852m, up 8% on a year earlier using actual exchange rates. INTERIMS BBA Aviation, Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company SA, Dairy Farm International (Singapore), Fiberweb, Genetix Group, Hardy Underwriting Bermuda, Hongkong Land Holdings, Ladbrokes, Mandarin In.Sg, Mecom Group, Millennium & Copthorne Hotels, Planet Payment Inc., RSA Insurance Group, Vernalis INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE CareTech Holding, THB Group INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30) EGMS Nanette Real Estate AGMS British Smaller Companies VCT, Deutsche Land, Instore, LED International, Maple Energy, Schroder UK Growth Fund UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS BoE Interest Rate Decision (12:00) Producer Price Index (09:30) FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE Charles Stanley, Dairy Crest Group, F&C Global Smaller Companies, Invesco Income Growth Trust, Workspace Group QUARTERLY RESULTS Unilever