What you need to know before the open
European markets are set to open up this morning after positive data from the US.
Corporate data
House prices in March grew by 0.4 per cent, slower rate then previous months, according to the Nationwide building society. House prices are now 9.5 per cent higher than they were at the same point last year.
Fashion retailer Asos has announced a 22 per cent fall in profit before tax to £20.1m the six months to the end of February.
Pizza delivery group Domino's has seen an increase in like-for-like sales in UK stores of 10.8 per cent for the 13 week period to 30 March.
Data in focus
- 8:30am: UK March construction PMI
- 9:00am: Eurozone GDP
- 2:00pm: US factory orders