Ex-divs to take 0.5 points off FTSE 100 on March 31

FTSE 100 Index

Defense News: LONDON, March 29 (Reuters) - The following FTSE 100 .FTSE

companies will go ex-dividend on Wednesday, after which investors will no longer qualify for the latest dividend payout.

 According to Reuters calculations at current market prices, the effect would be to take 0.49 points off the index.

  COMPANY                  (RIC)      DIVIDEND       INDEX IMPACT

                                 (pence)          (points) Eurasian Natural Res.   (ENRC.L)      6.00 U.S. cents 0.06 Segro                   (SGRO.L)      9.40            0.27 Smiths Group            (SMIN.L)     10.50            0.16

  Among the FTSE 250 .FTMC companies going ex-dividend is: Rank Group              (RNK.L)       1.35