Companies reporting and economics diary for the week ahead

TODAY - Finals: Ashtead Group, Fletcher King, Oriental Restaurants. AGMS: Artisan (UK), Edinburgh Investment Trust.

Economics: Producer Prices, CBI/PriceWaterhouseCoopers financial trends.

TUESDAY - Finals: Ellis & Everard, HP Bulmer Holdings. Interims: Capital & Regional Properties. AGMs: British Airways, Plysu, Safeway. Economics: Retail prices (June), Bank of England euro Treasury note auction. WEDNESDAY - Finals: Columbus Group Interims: Xaar. AGMs: Acal, BT, Land Securities.

Economics: Labour market statistics; Treasury publishes independent economic forecasts; Government to publish White Paper on Post Office; Trade and Industry committee on electronic government takes evidence on the Horizon Project and the Post Office.

THURSDAY - Finals: Stanley Leisure, Samuel Heath, International Greetings. Economics: British Chamber of Commerce second quarter survey.

FRIDAY - Finals: HI-Tec Sports, Computerland, Energy Technique. Economics: June Public Sector Net Borrowing (PSCNR).