Thursday's agenda - More big cap results including Rolls and BT


(MENAFN- ProactiveInvestors)More results today on offer with some more big caps showing how much they are contributing to the UK's current growth trajectory. Lets start with a British stalwart - engineer Rolls Royce (LON:RR.) which posts second quarter earnings. It's been a torrid time of late and investors will be keen to see if there is light ahead. Earlier this month under new chief executive Warren East the company issued another profit warning sending shares down. It came as the titan's  marine division continued  weakness and their Aerospace division was forecast to see weaker conditions in some markets beginning in 2016. Broker The Share Centre said however the firm had continued to attract orders and "investors will be keen to hear any further orders or potentials". After Sky numbers Wednesday it's the turn of rival BT (LON:BT.A) on Thursday to update the market and it been a star on the ascendency recently. The Share Centre rates BT a 'buy' and said its shares have recently reached levels not seen since 2001 thanks to the success of its broadband and new TV channels. "The company provided some upbeat forecasts for sales profits and dividends in 2015 at the time of its final results in May so the market will be keen to hear if that guidance remains in place. This first quarter update will also give the company a chance to comment on the recent update from Ofcom regarding BT's Openreach infrastructure division which is part of its review of the digital communications sector in the UK. Other significant announcements expected - Final: Diageo (LON:DGE) Schroder Real Estate IT (LON:SREI) Victoria (LON:VCP) Interim: AstraZeneca (LON:AZN) BAE Systems (LON:BA.) Bodycote (LON:BOY) BT Group (LON:BT.A) Centaur Media (LON:CAU) Centrica (LON:CNA) Countrywide (LON:CWD) Hansard Global (LON:HSD) Henderson Group (LON:HGG) Hong Kong Land Holdings (LON:HKLD) Inchcape (LON:INCH) InterContinental Hotels Group (LON:IHG) Intu Properties (LON:INTU) Megafon (LON:MFON) Merlin Entertainments (LON:MERL) Millennium & Copthorne Hotels (LON:MLC) Moneysupermarket.com Group (LON:MONY) Rexam (LON:REX) Rolls-Royce Group (LON:RR.) Royal Bank of Scotland Group (LON:RB.) Royal Dutch Shell (LON:RDSA) RPS Group (LON:RPS) Schroders (LON:SDR) Smith & Nephew (LON:SN.) Spectris (LON:SXS) Telefonica (LON:TDE ) Weir Group (LON:WEIR) Trading statement: Babcock International Group (LON:BA.) Kaz Minerals (LON:KAZ) Thomas Cook Group (LON:TCG).


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