BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (NYSE:BKT) Announces Monthly Dividend of $0.09

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (NYSE:BKT) announced a monthly dividend on Monday, March 3rd, NASDAQ Dividends reports. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be paid a dividend of 0.0882 per share on Monday, March 31st. This represents a $1.06 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.94%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th.

BlackRock Income Trust Stock Performance

Shares of BlackRock Income Trust stock remained flat at $11.84 during trading on Tuesday. 76,087 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 66,078. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $11.62 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $11.96. BlackRock Income Trust has a 1-year low of $11.06 and a 1-year high of $12.67.

About BlackRock Income Trust

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc The fund is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. It invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. The fund invests in securities of companies that operate across diversified sectors. It invests in securities such as U.S.