Carnival Corp. said Thursday that it has raised its quarterly dividend 12% to 45 cents per share, up from 40 cents per share. Payment date is December 15, 2017 for stockholders of record as of November 24, 2017. Dividends payable in pounds sterling will be converted from U.S. dollars according to the Bank of England in London exchange rate as of noon on December 1, 2017. Carnival shares are nearly flat in Thursday premarket trading and up 29.6% for the year so far. The S&P 500 index is up 14.4% for 2017 to date.
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