Ex-divs to take 2.35 points off FTSE 100 on Aug. 3
LONDON, July 31 (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 2.35 points off
the index.
COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND STOCK OPTION IMPACT
(pence)
Micro Focus 45.22 0.39
RELX (Frankfurt: RDEB.F - news) 11.7 0.48
Unilever (NYSE: UL - news) 31.83 1.48
Among FTSE 250 companies going ex-dividend are:
COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND
(pence)
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Closed Fund 9.05
Beazley (LSE: BEZ.L - news) 3.7
Berendsen (LSE: BRSN.L - news) 11
Dominos Pizza 3.75
Halfords Group (Frankfurt: A0B5TU - news) 11.68
Inchcape (Other OTC: IHCPF - news) 7.9
Jupiter Fund Management 6.8
Moneysupermarket.com Group 2.84
P2P Global Investments 12
QinetiQ Group (Other OTC: QNTQF - news) 4
(Reporting by Kit Rees, Editing by Helen Reid)