Wednesday preview: Reckitt Benckiser, Daily Mail, UK trade

8th Feb 2011 16:47

Newspaper publisher and exhibitions organiser Daily Mail and General Trust is expected to show organic growth of around 4% in its first quarter trading period covering the final three months of 2010.Panmure Gordon thinks the business to consumer side will see flat revenues, or even a small decline, while the business to business side should see year on year like for like growth of around 10%."No hard profits data is expected, but there may be references to margin trends and/or cost growth," the broker said.The newspaper publisher recently revealed it is contemplating moving its printing operations out of central London to Thurrock, in Essex. Consumer products firm Reckitt Benckiser's full-year results should see the Dettol and Cillit Bang maker shrug off sluggish conditions in Europe to post a solid improvement in pre-tax profits for 2010, thanks to strong growth in developing markets. Consensus is for profit of £2.21bn, up from £1.89bn in 2009, on sales of £8.51bn, up from £7.75bn the year before.The UK trade balance is likely to be only slightly less horrible than usual, with the goods trade deficit for December tipped to narrow to £8.60bn from £8.70bn in November. INTERIMSAvingtransINTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATEAshtead Group, Halma, Workspace GroupINTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATECity of London Investment Group, Clyde Process Solutions, Murgitroyd Group, Penna Consulting, Puma High Income VCT , Stagecoach GroupQUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATEBP, GlaxoSmithKline, JPMorgan Claverhouse Inv Trust, Royal Dutch Shell 'A', Royal Dutch Shell 'B', UnileverINTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTSConsumer Confidence (JPN)Machine Tool Orders (JPN)Machine Orders (JPN)Domestic CGPI (JPN)Balance of Trade (GER) (07:00)Current Account (GER) (07:00)Retail Price Index (GER) (07:00)UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTSBRC Shop Price Index (00:01)Visible Trade Balance (09:30)Non-EU Trade Balance (09:30)GMSPathfinder Minerals , Private Equity InvestorFINALSCoca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company SA, CSR, Smurfit Kappa Group, Telecity Group, THB GroupIMSSCable & Wireless Communications, Daily Mail and General Trust, Grainger, Quintain Estates & Development, Reckitt Benckiser, SupergroupSPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATEInternational Power, VictrexEGMSSubex Ltd. GDR (Reg S)AGMSAlbion Income & Growth VCT, Daily Mail and General Trust, Future, GraingerFINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATEEdinburgh Worldwide Inv TrustFINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATEArtemis VCT, Impax Asset Management Group, Sage Group, Victrex, Zytronic