In an uncertain economic environment, investors tend to hunker down as they await clarity.. During such times, a stream of dividend income provides stability amid the lingering uncertainty. Stocks that pay out consistent dividends provide assurance to worried investors. To pay out dependable dividends, such companies tend to have a strong financial track record and generate healthy free cash flow. Here we look at three Hang Seng Index (HSI) constituent stocks that pay stable dividends.

1. CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd (SEHK: 0001)

CK Hutchison (CKH) is a diversified conglomerate. The company has four core businesses – ports and related services, retail, infrastructure, and telecommunications. CKH’s ports and related services business holds interests in 51 ports around the world while its retail business owns and operates well-known brands such as Watsons and ParknShop. The infrastructure business includes CK Infrastructure Holdings (SEHK: 1038) which owns assets domestically as well as globally in the UK and Oceania region....