Dividend Stocks, July 12 -- Shares of several companies, such as Tata Consultancy Services, Bharti Airtel, IDBI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Dabur India and others, are expected to trade ex-dividend next week, according to BSE.

According to BSE data, some of the major companies have announced various corporate actions, including the bonus issue and right issue of equity shares.

The day when the equity share price adjusts to show the next dividend payout is known as the ex-dividend date. When the stock becomes ex-dividend, it means that the stock does not carry the value of its next dividend payment from that day forward.

Dividends are payable to all the shareholders whose names appear on the company's list by the end of the record date....