what is the biggest paying divedend in the ftse 100?

Answer 1

Dividends are usually meaasured wrt share price. In these circumstances, this is known as 'Yield' (and expressed as a percentage).

Plainly as the share price goes down, the yield goes up.

As of 2nd September, the highest yields of FTSE 100 companies (according to Sunday Times) were :-

6.5% United Utilities
6.3% Lloyds RSB
5.7% DSG International
5.6% Royal Bank of Scotland
5.4% Northern Rock
5.3% Alliance & leicester
5.2% Barclays
5.1% HBOS, Kingfisher

Many financial web sites allow you to 'search' on thebasis of Yield ..