Ex-divs to take 0.83 points off FTSE 100 on Jan 4
LONDON, Jan 2 (Reuters) - The following FTSE 100 companies will go
ex-dividend on Thursday, after which investors will 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 would take 0.84 points off
the index.
COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND STOCK OPTION IMPACT
(pence)
BR LAND 6.02 0.23
CO
EXPERIAN (Other OTC: EXPGF - news) 13.5 0.36
NEXT (Frankfurt: 779551 - news) 45 0.24
Among FTSE 250 companies going ex-dividend are:
COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND
(pence)
AUTO TRAD 1.9
DAIRY CREST (LSE: DCG.L - news) 6.3
FOR COL INV 2.7
MCCARTHY 3.6
MURRAY INTL TR 11
PARAGON GRP 11
(Reporting by Julien Ponthus, Editing by Helen Reid)