Dreyfus Municipal Income Inc. Announces Earnings Results for the Six Months Ended March 31, 2012
June 06, 2012 at 04:45 pm EDT
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Dreyfus Municipal Income Inc. announced earnings results for the six months ended March 31, 2012. For the six months, net investment income was $6,477,577 or $0.31 per common share compared to $6,774,851 or $0.33 per common share for the same period a year ago. Net investment income after dividends paid to preferred shareholders was $6,403,048 or $0.31 per common share compared to $6,619,770 or $0.32 per common share for the same period a year ago. Net asset value per common share at the end of period was $9.88 compared to $8.54 for the same period a year ago.
BNY Mellon Municipal Income, Inc. (the Fund) is a diversified closed-end management investment company. The Fundâs investment objective is to maximize current income exempt from federal income tax to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of the value of its net assets in municipal obligations and invests in municipal obligations which, at the time of purchase, are rated investment grade or the unrated equivalent as determined by advisor in the case of bonds, and rated in the two highest rating categories or the unrated equivalent as determined by advisor. The Fund may invest more than 25% of the value of its total assets in industrial development bonds which, although issued by industrial development authorities, may be backed only by the assets and revenues of the non-governmental users. BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. serves as the Fund's investment advisor.