For your diary

TODAY Results: Timberline Resources; American Power Group. Meetings: Paddy Power egm (Power Tower, Clonskeagh, Dublin); Betfair general meeting (Waterfront, Chancellors Road, London). Indicators: US Chicago Fed national activity index (Nov); euro zone consumer confidence flash (Dec)

TOMORROW Results: Nike; Micron Technology. Indicators: UK GfK consumer confidence (Dec); German GfK consumer confidence (Jan); UK public sector net borrowing (Nov); US existing home sales (Nov). WEDNESDAY Indicators: UK Nationwide housing prices (Dec); UK GDP growth rate (Q3); US MBA mortgage applications (Dec 18); US new home sales (Nov). THURSDAY Indicators: US initial jobless claims (Dec 19); Japanese inflation rate (Nov); Japanese unemployment rate (Nov). FRIDAY Indicators: Japanese housing starts (Nov); Japanese construction orders (Nov).