….. Thus, as we have seen, dividends not only help propel investment returns over the long term, they also help generate sizeable returns during periods when the stock markets go through lean times. Little wonder, dividend paying stocks remain a must have in one's portfolio.

Yet this trend is changing and investors should be aware. It is time to start adjusting expectations and note that the promise of dividend in offers or private placements ahead of listings may not be guaranteed.

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210512: Equity Market dips by -0.32% as speculative trading persists

As investors return from the weekend, equity market sustained downwards movement for the third session in a row to open the first trading day of the week pessimistic due to continuous speculative trading as envisaged in our Sentiments Analysis Report while market breadth closed depressed as against previous position.

Nevertheless, the key benchmark indices continued downtrend as sentiments remained red, taking hits majorly from Large CAP stock which was particularly driven by GUINNESS while Medium CAP stocks also contributed to the outlook recorded today due to continuous selling activities witnessed in Oil & Gas and Financial Services sectors.

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