Companies reporting and economics diary for the week ahead

TODAY - Finals: Bunzl, Graham Group, Hammerson, IMI, Inchcape, Nycomed Amersham, Scottish Media. Economics: UK producer prices, index of production, manufacturing output, all January

TUESDAY - Finals: BBA Group, Cantab, Caradon, Coats Viyella, Corporate Services, Crestacare, Independent Insurance, Senior Engineering, Wilson Connolly. Economics: France consumer confidence (Feb), Germany jobs report (Feb), UK British Retail Consortium sales monitor, US Q4 productivity.

WEDNESDAY - Finals: Aggregate Industries, Bowthorpe, Pearson, Pentland, TI Group. Economics: Germany trade balance (Jan).

THURSDAY - Finals: Amec, Cattles, Coutaulds Textiles Cox Insurance, Davis Services, Meggitt, Reed international, Rexam, Travis Perkins. Interim: Diageo. Economics: Japan private machinery orders (Jan) US retail sales (Feb), current account (Q4).

FRIDAY - Finals: Orange, Reckitt & Coleman, Vitec Group. Interim: JD Wetherspoon. Economics: Bank of Japan policy board meeting, France non- farm payrolls (Q4), consumer price index (Feb), US producer prices (Feb).

During the week: Japan Q4 GDP.