Next (LSE: NXT) gets a high-street boost, and Rightmove (LSE: RMV) sees profits soar. The FTSE 100 (UKX) rose 33 points to 5668 points in morning trading, as interim earnings from big blue-chip shares boosted confidence.

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The table below ranks estimated dividend yields of companies in the FTSE 100 Index (UKX) as of July 31. The average estimated yield is 3.77 percent.

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Banks and resource firms boost U.K. stocks. LONDON (MarketWatch) - U.K. stocks closed higher on Monday, led by banks and resource firms as the London benchmark extended gains from the previous session, while bank HSBC Holdings PLC rose after ...

Premier Foods (LSE: PFD) gets out of pickles, and Keller (LSE: KLR) sees profits soar. The FTSE 100 (UKX) perked up a bit today, gaining 30 points (0.5%) to 5657 by late morning, largely on optimism spurred by the weekend's comments from European ...

Economy. Written by Roberta Murray. Monday, 30 July 2012. Financial News Roundup: FTSE 100, National Grid, Reckitt Benckiser, O'Donnell won't be Barclays Chairman, independent review of Libor scandal ordered.

3 comments. Computacenter's five-year payout has already out-paced that of the wider market. The last few years have been tough for investors relying on the FTSE 100 (UKX) to deliver a rising dividend payout.

LONDON -- The interim reporting season continues next week, with a number of FTSE 100 (UKX) and other companies offering half-year figures.