RE: Ex Dividen Price23 Jul 2019 16:57
Because it will open at -17p down on the ex divi date, as stocks always drop by the divi amount on open, thats how it works. How it performs on the day varies stock to stock, date by date. My personal view is that it will spend most of the day climbing, probably closing down around 8p. Most people invested here are mostly longer term yield investors, so it will perform differently to say a small company that pays a big one off divi. I see 300p before Christmas, in my opinion.