Ex-divs take 0.4 points off FTSE 100
LONDON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - The following FTSE 100 companies went
ex-dividend on Thursday, meaning investors no longer qualify for the latest
dividend payout.
According to Reuters calculations at current market prices, the effect of
the resulting adjustment to prices by market-makers has taken 0.4 points off the
index.
COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND ESTIMATED
(pence) IMPACT
BR LAND 5.84 0.2365251
CO
MICRO 23.6 0.2069968
FOCUS
Among FTSE 250 companies going ex-dividend are:
COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND
(pence)
AUTO TRAD 1.7
AVEVA GROUP (Frankfurt: A1W0MM - news) 13
DAIRY CREST (LSE: DCG.L - news) 6.2
FOR COL INV TR 2.45
GVC HOLDINGS (Frankfurt: 6GI.F - news) 12.5
MCCARTHY 3.5
MURRAY INTL TR 10.5
PARAGON GROUP 9.2
PAYPOINT (LSE: PAY.L - news) 38.9
(Reporting by Alistair Smout)