NBCC, Zee Entertainment, among 29 other stocks go ex-dividend today. Last day to buy

Investors keen on dividend income have a crucial deadline today, as shares of several listed companies, including NBCC (India) and Zee Entertainment Enterprises, are trading ex-dividend on Friday.

This means that investors must purchase these shares on August 28 to be eligible for the upcoming dividend payouts.

State-run NBCC (India) has declared a final dividend of 14% amounting to Rs 0.14 per share, reinforcing its consistent track record of rewarding shareholders. Meanwhile, Zee Entertainment Enterprises is giving away a hefty final dividend of 243% or Rs 2.43 per share, making it one of the most significant dividend announcements of the day.

Beyond NBCC and Zee, a diverse set of companies across industries—from hotels and engineering to chemicals and diagnostics—are also rewarding shareholders. The ex-dividend list for August 29 includes:

• Alfred Herbert (India)– 50% @ Rs 5 per share
  
• Asian Hotels (East) – 10% @ Rs 1 per share
  
• Bikaji Foods International– 100% @ Rs 1 per share
  
• Black Box- 50% @ Rs 1 per share
  
• Cantabil Retail India– 25% @ Rs 0.5 per share
  
• Engineers India– 40% @ Rs 2 per share
  
• Ganesh Housing Corporation– 50% @ Rs 5 per share
  
• Harsha Engineers International– 10% @ Rs 1 per share
  
• Haryana Leather Chemicals– 10% @ Rs 1 per share
  
• IRB Infrastructure Developers– 7% interim @ Rs 0.07 per share
  
• Morepen Laboratories– 10% @ Rs 0.2 per share
  
• Nitin Spinners– 30% @ Rs 3 per share
  
• Premier Energies– 50% @ Rs 0.5 per share
  
• Protean e-Gov Technologies– 100% @ Rs 10 per share
  
• Royal Orchid Hotels– 25% @ Rs 2.5 per share
  
• Salzer Electronics– 25% @ Rs 2.5 per share
  
• Shetron– 10% @ Rs 1 per share
  
• Shilp Gravures – 21% @ Rs 2.1 per share
  
• SKP Securities– 20% @ Rs 2 per share
  
• Suyog Telematics– 18% @ Rs 1.8 per share
  
• Uniphos Enterprises– 25% @ Rs 0.5 per share
  
• Vijaya Diagnostic Centre– 200% @ Rs 2 per share
  
• Wealth First Portfolio Managers – 40% @ Rs 4 per share
  
• Whirlpool of India– 50% @ Rs 5 per share
  
• Yuken India – 15% @ Rs 1.5 per share
  

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Investors who miss today’s cut-off won’t get these payouts, but the announcements show that companies are confident and earnings remain strong across sectors.

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