Exxon Mobil Boosts Quarterly Dividend to 82 Cents

Exxon Mobil Corp, the world's largest publicly traded oil producer, boosted its quarterly dividend on Wednesday by about 7 percent to 82 cents, the 36th year in a row it has increased the payout.

The dividend is payable on June 11 to shareholders of record as of May 14. Exxon is slated to release its quarterly results on Friday.


(Reporting by Ernest Scheyder Editing by Paul Simao)