For your diary

TODAY

Results: PostNL; Sotheby's Indicators : Euro zone producer price index (Jun); Euro zone Sentix investor confidence (Aug); German Markit services PMI (Jul)

TOMORROW

Results: Activision Blizzard; Archer Daniels Midland; BMW; Credit Agricole ; Deutsche Post; Dragon Oil; Fresnillo; Groupon; Inmarsat; Jazz Pharmaceuticals; Standard Life; Time; Voestalpine; Walt Disney; Zendesk

Indicators: Irish exchequer returns; Euro zone Markit services PMI (Jul); Euro zone retail sales (Jun); US factory orders (May); US Markit services PMI (Jul); HSBC China services PMI (Jul); UK Markit services PMI (Jul)

WEDNESDAY

Results: AOL; Babcock & Wilcox; Fleetmatics; ING Groep; Mondelez International; Swiss Re; Viacom

Meetings: Zamano AGM (Conrad Hotel, Dublin 2); ESRI quarterly economic commentary (ESRI, Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2); Bank of England monetary policy committee meeting; Finance4Growth seminar (Harbour Hotel, Galway)

Indicators: Irish purchasing manager index services (Jul); UK industrial production (Jun); US trade balance (Jun)

THURSDAY

Results: Adecco; Adidas; Commerzbank; Kerry Group; Mondi; Randgold Resources; Savills; Symrise; Zurich Insurance Group; Zynga

Meetings : ECB governing council meeting

Indicators: Irish consumer price index (Jul); German industrial production (Jun); US consumer credit change (Jun)

Other : UDG Healthcare interim management statement; Bank of England interest rate decision; ECB interest rate decision; Bank of Japan monetary policy statement.

FRIDAY

Results : Allianz

Indicators: UK total trade balance (Jun); Chinese trade balance (Jul); Chinese retail sales (Jul); Japanese consumer confidence index (Jul)

Other : Bellway trading update.