Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. (NYSE:EMD) Raises Dividend to $0.09 Per Share

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. (NYSE:EMD - Get Free Report) declared a dividend on Wednesday, February 19th, NASDAQ Dividends reports. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 23rd will be paid a dividend of 0.09 per share on Thursday, May 1st. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 23rd. This is a 2.9% increase from Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund's previous dividend of $0.09.

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Trading Down 0.5 %

EMD stock traded down $0.05 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $9.85. 157,045 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 197,331. Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund has a 52 week low of $8.89 and a 52 week high of $10.33. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $9.85 and a 200 day moving average price of $9.89.

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Company Profile

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc is an open ended fixed-income mutual fund launched and managed by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC. It is co-managed by Western Asset Management Company, Western Asset Management Company Limited and Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd. The fund invests in fixed income markets of emerging market countries across the globe.