Spain's Santander cancels final dividend on 2019 earnings
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MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Santander will cancel the payment of a final dividend against its 2019 earnings and save the money to boost capital defences against the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.The European Central Bank has told lenders to skip dividend payments and share buybacks until October at the earliest and use profits to support an economy hamstrung by restrictions on movement implemented to stop the spread of the virus.Even with a broad lockdown in place since March 14, Spain has..