LONDON, Nov 3 (Reuters) - The following FTSE 100 companies will goex-dividend on Thursday, after which investors will no longer qualify for thelatest dividend payout. According to Reuters calculations at current market prices, the effect ofthe resulting adjustment to prices by market-makers would take up to 10.1 pointsoff the index. COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND STOCK OPTION MAX (pence) IMPACT BARCLAYS 1.00 YES 0.65 BUNZL 11.00 0.14 BP 10.00 USc YES 4.55 GLAXOSMITHKLINE 19.00 3.64 UNILEVER 22.52 1.07 Among FTSE 250 companies going ex-dividend are: COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND (pence) ASHMORE 12.00 DECHRA 10.65 HUNTING 8.10 USc LAIRD 4.27 MORGAN ADVANCED MATERIALS 3.90 PACE 1.33 UK COMMERCIAL PROPERTY TRUST 0.92 (Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta; Editing by Atul Prakash)
IN BRIEF: Argo Blockchain hires former CBOE Digital chief to be CEO
Argo Blockchain PLC - London-based cryptocurrency miner - Hires Thomas Chippas as chief executive officer and board member, starting immediately. New York-based Chippas most recently was CEO of CBOE Digital, a crypto trading and clearing firm that is part of Cboe Global Markets Group. He also was CEO of Citadel Technology LLC and worked at financial firms Citigroup Inc, Barclays PLC and Deutsche Bank AG. "The pace of innovation in the bitcoin mining industry continues to increase as miners seek ever greater efficiency and capacity in preparation for the bitcoin halving and beyond," Chippas says.
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