Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. Plans — Dividend of $0.09 (NYSE:EMD)

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. (NYSE:EMD) announced a — dividend on Thursday, November 21st,Wall Street Journal reports. Investors of record on Friday, February 21st will be paid a dividend of 0.0875 per share on Monday, March 3rd. This represents a dividend yield of 10.7%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 21st.

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Stock Up 0.4 %

NYSE EMD opened at $9.84 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $9.97 and its two-hundred day moving average is $9.72. Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund has a 12 month low of $8.46 and a 12 month high of $10.33.

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.