(Sharecast News) - Investors' focus on Tuesday will be on survey results covering US factory sector activity during the month of August.

At 1400 BST the Institute for Supply Management will release its manufacturing sector Purchasing Managers Index which is expected to have remained steady at 53.3.

Earlier during the session, at 0900 BST Eurostat will publish preliminary euro area consumer price data for that same month.

These latest CPI numbers will arrive amid some expectations in financial markets for a further reduction in euro area interest rates.

Tuesday 02 September

INTERIMS

Everplay Group, Johnson Service Group, Michelmersh Brick Holdings, Oxford Nanopore Technologies , Uniphar (CDI)

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Blackrock Income And Growth Investment Trust

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE

JpMorgan China Growth & Income

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Construction Spending (US) (15:00)

ISM Manufacturing (US) (15:00)

Unemployment Rate (EU) (10:00)

GMS

UK Oil & Gas

FINALS

Alumasc Group

ANNUAL REPORT

Panthera Resources

AGMS

Oakley Capital Investments Limited (DI), Satsuma Technology