Ex-divs to take 2.35 points off FTSE 100 on Aug. 3

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust

31/07/2017 10:40

LONDON, July 31 (Reuters) - The following FTSE 100  .FTSE  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    MCRO.L    45.22                    0.39 
 RELX           REL.L     11.7                     0.48 
 Unilever       ULVR.L    31.83                    1.48 
     
Among FTSE 250  .FTMC  companies going ex-dividend are:  
         
 COMPANY                                        (RIC)     DIVIDEND 
                                                          (pence)  
                                                           
 Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Closed Fund   ASL.L    9.05 
 Beazley                                         BEZG.L   3.7 
 Berendsen                                       BRSN.L   11 
 Dominos Pizza                                   DOM.L    3.75 
 Halfords Group                                  HFD.L    11.68 
 Inchcape                                        INCH.L   7.9 
 Jupiter Fund Management                         JUP.L    6.8 
 Moneysupermarket.com Group                      MONY.L   2.84 
 P2P Global Investments                          P2PG.L   12 
 QinetiQ Group                                   QQ.L     4 
  
 (Reporting by Kit Rees, Editing by Helen Reid) 
 ((kit.rees@thomsonreuters.com; +44 207 542 2784;)) 
 
Keywords: BRITAIN STOCKS/EXDIV