And this will just add to the mix of things amid key central bank meetings, month-end rebalancing, and also the US jobs report on Friday. Here are some of the bigger names on the calendar for the days ahead:

Tuesday, 30 July

- Microsoft (after hours)
- AMD (after hours)
- Pfizer (pre-market)
- Rio Tinto (after hours)
- BP (pre-market)
- Starbucks (after hours)

Wednesday, 31 July

- Meta (after hours)
- Mastercard (pre-market)
- Boeing (pre-market)

Thursday, 1 August

- Apple (after hours)
- Amazon (after hours)
- Intel (after hours)
- Shell (pre-market)

Friday, 2 August

- Berkshire Hathaway
- Exxon Mobil (pre-market)
- Chevron (pre-market)