Last day to buy BPCL, Coforge, other shares to be eligible for dividends prior to record date tomorrow

Thursday, July 30, marks an important day for income -seeking investors, since different companies have declared their interim or final dividends, and today is the last trading day that is eligible for these payouts.

The prominent names stand out Bharat Petroleum Corporation LTD (BPCL) and Coforge LTD with remarkable dividend announcements.

State leader Oil Marketing Company BPCL has announced a final dividend of RS 5 per share. This step comes as part of the consistent efforts of the company to deliver shareholder value, despite the volatility in global rough prices.

Another important highlight is Coforge, which has explained an interim dividend of RS 4 per share. The technology and IT service company continues to reward regularly shareholders, and this payment corresponds to its stable profit performance and robust delivery book visibility. Investors who want to conquer this dividend must ensure that they keep Coforge shares at the end of today’s trade session.

Apart from BPCL and Coforge, various other companies have also announced dividends and will start with ex-dividend from tomorrow. These include:

• Balkrishna Industries– RS 4 per share
  
  
• Carborundum Universal– RS 2.5 per share
  
  
• Chembond -Material technologies– RS 1.75 per share
  
  
• Cheviot company– RS 5 per share
• Godrej Agroovet– RS 11 per share
  
  
• GPT -Infrap projects– RS 1 per share
• Granules India– RS 1.5 per share
• IG Petrochemicals– RS 10 per share
• Igarashi Motors India– RS 2.5 per share
  
  
• ITD Cementation India– RS 2 per share
• JK Tyre & Industries– RS 3 per share
• Kirloskar -Oliemotoren– RS 4 per share
• Kpt -industry– RS 3 per share
• Menon -Lagers– RS 2 per share
• Pratapaap Snacks– RS 0.5 per share
• TTK Prestige– RS 6 per share
• United Breweries– RS 10 per share
• Usha Martin– RS 3 per share
• V-Guard Industries– RS 1.5 per share

Investors must buy these shares before today’s trade session to be eligible for the dividends. The ex-dividend date is usually the next trading day, which means that all purchases will not be eligible for the announced payouts tomorrow.

((Indemnification: Recommendations, suggestions, views and opinions of the experts are their own. These do not represent the views of economic times)