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Reporting a record $6.7B loss overnight as the oil industry struggles, BP (BP) halved its dividend to 5.25 cents per share following in the footsteps of rival Royal Dutch Shell ([[RDS.A]], [[RDS.B]]). Analysts are still scratching their heads, with the stock up 8.2% premarket, though some are attributing the big move to business segments that are getting overshadowed. BP said it had "an exceptionally strong contribution" from trading