MFS Government Markets Income Trust (NYSE:MGF) Declares Dividend Increase – $0.02 Per Share

MFS Government Markets Income Trust (NYSE:MGFGet Free Report) declared a monthly dividend on Tuesday, September 3rd, Wall Street Journal reports. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 17th will be paid a dividend of 0.0202 per share on Monday, September 30th. This represents a $0.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.42%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 17th. This is an increase from MFS Government Markets Income Trust’s previous monthly dividend of $0.02.

MFS Government Markets Income Trust has increased its dividend by an average of 4.3% per year over the last three years.

MFS Government Markets Income Trust Stock Up 0.3 %

Shares of NYSE MGF opened at $3.27 on Monday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $3.17 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $3.12. MFS Government Markets Income Trust has a one year low of $2.91 and a one year high of $3.28.

MFS Government Markets Income Trust Company Profile

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MFS Government Markets Income Trust is a close ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Massachusetts Financial Services Company. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of United States. It primarily invests in investment grade debt instruments. The fund also invests in mortgage backed, U.S.

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