For your diary

A round-up of business events happening this week

TODAY Results: Heineken; HSBC Holdings; PostNL; Veolia Environnement. Indicators: Japanese Nikkei manufacturing PMI Final (Jul); Irish unemployment rate (Jul); Euro zone Markit manufacturing PMI (Jul); US Markit manufacturing PMI (Jul); German Markit manufacturing PMI (Jul).

TOMORROW Results: Buzzi Unicem; Continental; Credit Agricole; DSM; DSV; Fresnillo; Just Eat; Standard Life; Travis Perkins. Indicators: Irish Investec manufacturing PMI (Jul); Euro zone Sentix investors sentiment (Aug); US factory orders (Jun); UK construction PMI (Jul). WEDNESDAY Results: Avolon; ING; Minerva; Standard Chartered; Symrise; Voestalpine. Indicators: Euro zone retail sales (Jun); US Markit services PMI (Jul); German Markit services PMI (Jul); Euro zone Markit services PMI (Jul).

THURSDAY Results: Aviva; Deutsche Post DHL; Kennedy Wilson Europe; Kerry Group; Merck; Mondi; Rio Tinto; Zurich Insurance Group. Meetings: Zamano AGM (Conrad Hotel, Dublin 2); Power of networking event (Dublin Chamber of Commerce, Dublin 2). Indicators: UK industrial production (Jun); UK Halifax house Price index (Jul). Other: UDG Healthcare trading statement; Bank of England interest rate decision.

FRIDAY Results: Allied Irish Bank; Allianz; Dragon Oil; William Hill. Indicators: German balance of trade (Jun); US unemployment rate (Jul); US nonfarm payrolls (Jul). Other: Bellway trading update.