(Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks may be trailing their European peers in share-price performance, but their dividend yield is best-in-class. The FTSE 100's estimated dividend yield exceeds that of other major Western European indexes. The benchmark U.K. index has a high concentration of energy and utility companies, which are among the best dividend payers. For more market commentary, see the MLIV blog.
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