Friday Email: 16 November 2018
Every Friday morning our lead analyst Mark Riding sends out his weekly run-down and upcoming events in the investor calendar, like this one:
The FTSE 100 has fallen approx. 40 points this week. Yesterday was a big day in the world of politics as the Brexit situation comes to a head. The picture looks pretty bleak as of today with no apparent solution to this emerging from parliament. It feels like it is going to get a lot worse before it gets better.
The past week was very busy with double digit dividend increases coming from Dart Group, Avon Rubber, Workspace, AdEPT Technology, Land Securities, B&M European Value Retail and DCC.
The week ahead is also very busy with plenty of companies due to declare their dividends. Companies going ex-dividend this Thursday for yields in excess of 2% include Evraz (4.6%), Vodafone (2.7%), Imperial Brands (2.5%) and VPC Speciality Lending with 2.5%.
New into DividendMax this week at the request of members we have International Biotechnology Trust, Funding Circle Holdings and Kraft Heinz.
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Read next: 09 November 2018
The FTSE 100 has barely moved this week and is up about 10 points. The Brexit talks continue to drag on and this presents a worry for the markets all over Europe. The Dax (Germany) is down 15% from its January high, whilst the CAC (France) is down 10% from its May high. The FTSE 100 is down 7% on the year and down 10% from its May high.