Ex-divs to take 6 points off FTSE 100 on March 22

Fidelity European Trust

19/03/2018 11:01

LONDON, March 19 (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 6.02 points off
the index.  
            
 COMPANY    (RIC)      DIVIDEND      STOCK OPTION   IMPACT
                       (pence)                      
 British     BATS.L      48.8                       4.30
 American                                           
 Tobacco                                            
 Randgold    RRS.L     200 (USc)                    0.51
 Resources                                          
 Schroders   SDR.L     79                           0.34
 Segro       SGRO.L    9.08          Yes            0.35
 Sky         SKYB.L    13.06                        0.52
    
Among FTSE 250  .FTMC  companies going ex-dividend are: 
        
 COMPANY          (RIC)            DIVIDEND
                                   (pence)    
 Close Brothers    CBRO.L           21
 Group                             
 Centamin          CEY.L           0.1 (USD)
 Dunelm Group      DNLM.L          7
 Fidelity          FEV.L           4.35
 European Values                   
 Kier Group        KIE.L           23
 Meggitt           MGGT.L          10.8
 OneSavings Bank   OSBO.L          9.3
 Phoenix Group     PHNX.L          25.1
 Stobart Group     STOB.L          4.5
 
 (Reporting by Helen Reid, editing by Danilo Masoni)
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