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Why does a share price rise when a company pays a dividend?
The movement rules tie dividends and retained earnings to the token's direction.
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- stevecorby · Community · 2013-04-13
Because the rulebook moves the token one box right when a corporation declares a dividend, so paying out rewards shareholders. Keeping the earnings in the company instead moves the token one box left.
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