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FTSE preview: BP, Northumbrian Water, Kingfisher, 3i, Johnson Matthey

Published: 08:12 30 May 2010 EDT

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Next week will be quiet in terms of corporate data. The highlights will include trading report from retailer Kingfisher (LSE: KGF) and finals from Johnson Matthey (LSE: JMAT) and Northumbrian Water Group (LSE: NWG). Investors will be looking to Friday’s US unemployment rate and jobless claims updates and also to news from oil and gas supermajor BP (LSE: BP), whose latest attempt to stop the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico has failed.

US and UK markets will be shut on Monday due to the Spring Bank Holiday. The economic data due that day will include EU consumer and industrial confidence and business climate indicators and consumer price index.

Water company Northumbrian Water Group (LSE: NWG) will report on its finals on Wednesday.

Property company Helical Bar (LSE: HLCL), specialty chemicals firm Johnson Matthey (LSE: JMAT), investment trust RIT Capital Partners (LSE: RCP) and healthcare company Synergy Health (LSE: SYR) will release their final results on Thursday. Private equity company 3i (LSE: III) will release its annual report. Kingfisher (LSE: KGF) will update investors on its trading performance.

The economic data due on Tuesday will include US consumer confidence, construction spending ISM (Institute of Supply Management) updates as well as the Dallas Fed index. UK data will include PMI manufacturing and Halifax prices updates.

On Wednesday, auto sales, mortgage applications and producer price index updates will be out in the US. PMI construction, money supply, mortgage approvals and consumer credit data will be released in the UK.

Continuing and initial jobless claims, factory orders and ISM services data will be out in the US on Thursday. PMI composite and services updates will be out in the US.

EU GDP data, US non-farm payrolls and unemployment rate updates will be out in the US on Friday.

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