Ex-divs to take 2.4 points off FTSE 100 on July 23

LONDON, July 20 (Reuters) - Blue-chip British utility SSE (LSE: SSE.L - news) 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 2.4 points off

the FTSE 100 index.

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND IMPACT

(pence)

SSE 61.8 2.39

Among FTSE 250 companies, Homeserve (LSE: HSV.L - news) will go ex-dividend on

Monday. Mid-cap firms going ex-div on Thursday are:

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND

(pence)

Bankers Investment Trust 3.9

GCP Infrastructure Investments 1.9

Telecom Plus (LSE: TEP.L - news) 21.0

Intermediate Capital Group 81.6

(Reporting by Atul Prakash)