3M India, M&M among 25 stocks that will trade ex-dividend this week. Do you own any?

Dividends are distributed to shareholders whose names are listed in the company's records on the record date. With the adoption of the T+1 settlement system, the record date and ex-dividend date are usually identical, except when market holidays occur immediately following the ex-date. Investors who buy the stock at least one day before the ex-date qualify for dividends, as settlement happens on the ex-date.