For your diary

TODAY Results: Carnival. Meetings: DublinBeta. Indicators: Euro zone consumer confidence (June); US existing home sales (May).

TOMORROW Results: BlackBerry. Indicators: Euro zone Markit manufacturing PMI (Jun); Chinese HSBC manufacturing PMI (Jun); French Markit manufacturing PMI (Jun); US durable goods orders (May); US new home sales (May); US Richmond Fed manufacturing index (Jun).

WEDNESDAY Results: Bed Bath & Beyond; Monsanto; Nike. Indicators: US core personal consumption expenditure (Q1); German IFO – expectations (June); Japanese small business confidence (Jun).

THURSDAY Results: Accenture; Barnes & Noble; DS Smith. Indicators: German GfK consumer confidence survey (Jul); US initial jobless claims (Jun 20); US Markit services PMI (Jun); Japanese national consumer price index (May).

FRIDAY Results: Medion. Meetings: Tesco annual general meeting (The QEII Centre, London). Indicators: US University of Michigan confidence (June).