Oil companies prop up UK dividends and investors heed commodity headwinds

UK Link Dividend Monitor

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UK dividends paid £14.2bn in the first fiscal quarter of this year, down 24.9% compared to Q4 2021, according to the latest UK Link Dividend Monitor, though readjusted for one-off dividends and BHP’s departure from the UK market, levels jumped 12.2% to £13.3bn.

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