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Equities investor Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust said it had achieved a positive first-half performance that beat its benchmark.
The company's net asset value per share in the six months through September had increased 16%, compared to a 9% rise in the FTSE All-World index.
It declared an interim dividend of 1.52p per share, up 5% year-on-year.
'Although our focus remains on long-term capital appreciation we are aware that a small but consistent dividend is of value to many shareholders,' Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust said.