Blue-chip miners to update on quiet Friday

The final trading day of January looks set to be a quiet one in London, with trading updates from blue-chip miners Evraz PLC (LON:EVR) and Polymetal International PLC (LON:POLY) taking up a large portion of the diary on Friday.

There will also be an update from Paragon Banking Group PLC (LON:PAG) and interim results from Real Good Food PLC (LON:RGD), while over in the US investors may be eyeing earnings news from oil giant Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) and pharma firm Eli Lilly & Co (NYSE:LLY).

On the macro calendar, investors will be eyeing US personal income data for December as well as the latest reading of the Chicago PMI.

Significant announcements for Friday January 29:

Trading announcements: Evraz PLC (LON:EVR), Polymetal International PLC (LON:POLY), Paragon Banking Group PLC (LON:PAG)

Interims: Real Good Food PLC (LON:RGD)

Economic data: US personal incomes, US Chicago PMI