1. Small-cap investors lead the pack of new dividend heroes
Henderson Smaller Companies marked its 20th consecutive year of dividend increases with a final dividend that brought the yearly total 26p a share, an 8.3% increase on last year.
2 BT shareholder Drahi distances himself from Portugal corruption probe
Altice co-founder Armando Pereira was placed under house arrest last month as part of an investigation into alleged corruption, tax fraud and money laundering at the Portuguese business.
3. Hydrogen van start-up eyes £100m AIM flotation
Australian hydrogen-powered van start-up H2X Global could be the next big debut on London’s IPO-starved junior market.
4. Barbie box office sales reach a billion in under three weeks
Hanging just outside the top 50 highest-grossing box office films of all time, the comedy/drama brought in around US$460 million in revenues from US theatres and over US$570 million from international sales.
5. FTSE 100 finishes Monday’s session slightly lower
The FTSE 100 closed Monday’s trading nine points lower, down 0.13% at 7,554.