Economic calendar: Flash PMIs from Europe and US, Tesla earnings report

• European indices set to open higher
• Flash PMIs for April from Europe and the United States
• Earnings reports from Tesla and Lockheed Martin, among others

European index futures point to a higher opening of the cash session on the Old Continent today. This comes following a mostly upbeat Asia-Pacific session earlier today, as well as solid gains made on Wall Street yesterday.

The day ahead looks interesting both in terms of scheduled macro data as well as scheduled earnings reports. Flash PMIs for April from Europe and the United States are key points in today's macro calendar. French, German and US reports are expected to show improvement in both sectors, while UK print is expected to show improvement in manufacturing and deterioration in services. When it comes to earnings calendar, traders will be offered reports from Tesla, PepsiCo and Lockheed Martin among others.

8:15 am BST - France, flash PMIs for April.

• Manufacturing. Expected: 46.9. Previous: 46.2
• Services. Expected: 49.0. Previous: 48.3

8:30 am BST - Germany, flash PMIs for April.

• Manufacturing. Expected: 42.9. Previous: 41.9
• Services. Expected: 50.5. Previous: 50.1

9:00 am BST - Euro area, flash PMIs for April.

• Manufacturing. Expected: 46.5. Previous: 46.1
• Services. Expected: 51.8. Previous: 51.5

9:00 am BST - Poland, retail sales for March. Expected: 6.6% YoY. Previous: 6.7% YoY

9:30 am BST - UK, flash PMIs for April.

• Manufacturing. Expected: 50.4. Previous: 50.3
• Services. Expected: 53.0. Previous: 53.1

1:00 pm BST - Hungarian central bank rate decision

2:45 pm BST - US, flash PMIs for April.

• Manufacturing. Expected: 52.0. Previous: 51.9
• Services. Expected: 52.0. Previous: 51.7

3:00 pm BST - US, new home sales for March. Expected: 669k. Previous: 662k

3:00 pm BST - US, Richmond Fed index for April. Expected: -7. Previous: -11

9:40 pm BST - API report on US oil inventories. Expected: +1.7 mb

Central bankers' speeches

• 9:00 am BST - BoE Haskel
• 9:30 am BST - ECB Panetta
• 12:15 pm BST - BoE Pill
• 1:30 pm BST - ECB Nagel

Top Wall Street earnings

• General Motors (GM.US) - before market open
• General Electric (GE.US)  - before market open
• Lockheed Martin (LMT.US) - before market open
• PepsiCo (PEP.US) - before market open
• Philip Morris (PM.US) - before market open
• RTX Corporation (RTX.US) - before market open
• Spotify Technology (SPOT.US) - before market open
• United Parcel Service (UPS.US) - before market open
• Tesla (TSLA.US) - after market close
• Texas Instruments (TXN.US) - after market close
• Visa (V.US) - after market close