LONDON, Feb 10 (Reuters) - The following FTSE 100 companies will goex-dividend on Wednesday, after which investors will no longer qualify for thelatest dividend payout. According to Reuters calculations at current market prices, the effect of the resulting adjustment to prices by market-makers would take 11.23 points off the index. COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND INDEX IMPACT BP 9.50 cents 4.18 Royal Dutch Shell A 45.00 cents 4.10 Royal Dutch Shell B 45.00 cents 2.63 Sage Group 7.44 pence 0.32 Among FTSE 250 companies going ex-dividend are: COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND F&C Commercial Property Trust 0.50 UK Commercial Property Trust 1.31
Shell announces $4bn share buyback as Q3 profits beat expectations
(Sharecast News) - Oil giant Shell announced a $4bn share buyback on Thursday as it posted better-than-expected third-quarter profits.