Microsoft Corp., which in the latest period logged its largest quarterly loss, is raising its quarterly dividend by five cents, the company said Tuesday.

The new dividend, of 36 cents a share, will be paid out in December.

The Redmond, Wash., company typically generates most of its revenue—and profit—from sales of the Windows operating system, Office, databases and other corporate software. But its results have been weighed down by costs tied to its Nokia mobile-phone business acquisition last year.

Shares, down 5% this year, edged up 0.39% to $44.15 in late trading.

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September 15, 2015 18:55 ET (22:55 GMT)

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