The mid-point of the week will be in keeping with the busy theme of the preceding days, with trading updates due from banking giant Lloyds and pharma firm GSK alongside results from supermarket chain Sainsbury's. It will also be a busy day over in the US with earnings from Apple and Facebook competing for investor attention alongside the latest interest rates decision from the Federal Reserve.
Lloyds, GSK and Sainsbury's among mid-week reporters, Apple and Facebook earnings eyed alongside the Fed