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maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2016 12 Regular market closed – 3/5/2016 Symbol Code Volume Traded Value Traded Trades High Price Low Price Open Price Close Price Change ▼ BOV 54,409 123,303.06 14 2.280 2.250 2.275 2.270 -0.005 ● FIM 10,000 7,650.00 1 0.765 0.765 0.765 0.765 0.000 ▲ HSB 3,828 6,258.78 1 1.635 1.635 1.635 1.635 0.015 ▼ LOM 2,750 5,875.00 3 2.140 2.130 2.140 2.130 -0.010 ● MDS 12,754 22,799.66 3 1.790 1.760 1.790 1.790 0.000 ▼ MIA 1,717 7,494.71 1 4.365 4.365 4.365 4.365 -0.015 ▼ MLT 12,500 11,462.50 2 0.917 0.917 0.917 0.917 -0.003 ▲ MMS 1,500 3,373.38 3 2.250 2.245 2.250 2.250 0.050 ● MPC 22,630 12,743.13 5 0.568 0.561 0.565 0.568 0.000 ▼ RS2 23,959 92,097.47 12 3.860 3.800 3.855 3.800 -0.050 ▲ SFC 1,383 8,696.10 3 6.300 6.279 6.279 6.300 0.180 ▲ STS 1,095 2,606.10 1 2.380 2.380 2.380 2.380 0.030 ● TML 6,700 7,705.00 1 1.150 1.150 1.150 1.150 0.000 ▼ G17C 7,000 7,446.60 1 106.380 106.380 106.380 106.380 -0.010 ▲ G21A 25,000 30,945.00 4 123.780 123.780 123.780 123.780 0.040 ▲ G22B 19,000 23,218.00 3 122.200 122.200 122.200 122.200 0.060 ● G23A 1,000 1,329.90 1 132.990 132.990 132.990 132.990 0.000 ▲ G28A 2,200 3,003.88 1 136.540 136.540 136.540 136.540 0.160 ▲ G28B 72,000 95,991.20 6 133.400 133.320 133.400 133.320 0.170 ▲ G29A 20,000 28,282.00 2 141.410 141.410 141.410 141.410 0.100 ▲ G29B 49,400 53,333.12 2 107.980 107.890 107.890 107.980 0.160 ▲ G30A 26,000 37,494.60 3 144.210 144.210 144.210 144.210 0.190 ▲ G31A 59,800 86,823.62 6 145.190 145.190 145.190 145.190 0.180 ▲ G32A 25,800 35,758.80 3 138.600 138.600 138.600 138.600 0.160 ▼ G32B 29,600 40,220.48 3 135.880 135.880 135.880 135.880 -0.090 ▲ G33A 2,500 3,355.50 1 134.220 134.220 134.220 134.220 0.130 ▲ G34A 78,300 102,980.16 5 131.520 131.520 131.520 131.520 0.090 ▼ G36AA 193,500 204,159.00 9 105.510 105.500 105.510 105.510 -0.010 ▼ G40A 90,400 99,988.92 5 110.610 110.600 110.610 110.600 -0.010 ▼ AX24A 8,600 9,718.00 1 113.000 113.000 113.000 113.000 -0.010 ▲ BV19A 65,900 70,051.94 5 106.500 106.060 106.500 106.500 0.440 ▼ CB25A 3,000 3,147.00 1 104.900 104.900 104.900 104.900 -1.100 ▼ CF26A 83,200 87,588.00 5 105.750 105.000 105.750 105.000 -0.750 ● HB17A 11,700 11,992.50 1 102.500 102.500 102.500 102.500 0.000 ▲ HP25A 25,100 27,158.20 4 108.200 108.200 108.200 108.200 1.200 ● IH21A 6,200 6,736.30 2 108.700 108.600 108.700 108.600 0.000 ▲ IH25A 5,000 5,573.10 2 111.700 110.000 110.000 111.700 2.690 ▲ MD18A 7,100 7,254.42 3 103.000 102.060 103.000 102.060 0.010 ▼ MO19A 14,400 14,706.40 2 102.150 102.100 102.150 102.100 -0.900 ▼ PC20A 3,200 3,296.00 2 103.000 103.000 103.000 103.000 -1.000 ▲ TI20A 15,000 15,457.50 1 103.050 103.050 103.050 103.050 0.050 ▲ TI24A 54,500 58,647.00 4 107.610 107.600 107.610 107.600 0.100 Market Summary as at May 3, 2016 Equity Official List Session State ................................................................... Market Closed Number of trades ............................................................. 138 Volume Traded ................................................................. 1,159,625 Value of € denominated securities .................................... 1,480,072.03 Value of US$ denominated securities ................................ 7,650.00 Value of GBP£ denominated securities .............................. 0.00 Current Index ................................................................... 4,578.953 Previous Index ................................................................. 4,570.914 Change in Index (%) ......................................................... 0.176% 6pm Holdings plc ......................... 1.000 4.71% MaltaPost plc ................................. 1.980 0.00% Bank of Valletta plc ....................... 2.275 1.11% Medserv plc .................................. 1.790 -0.06% FIMBank plc ................................. 0.765 0.00% Mapfre Middlesea plc .................... 2.200 0.00% GlobalCapital plc .......................... 0.400 0.25% MIDI plc ........................................ 0.390 0.00% GO plc ........................................... 3.500 0.60% Plaza Centres plc ........................... 1.040 0.00% Grand Harbour Marina plc ............. 0.900 0.00% RS2 Software plc............................ 3.850 1.45% HSBC Bank Malta plc ..................... 1.620 0.00% Simonds Farsons Cisk plc ............... 6.120 0.00% International Hotel Investments plc 0.650 0.00% Tigné Mall plc ................................ 1.150 0.00% Island Hotels Group Holdings plc ... 1.101 0.00% Pefaco International plc ................ 2.240 0.00% Lombard Bank Malta plc ............... 2.140 0.23% Santumas Shareholdings plc ........ 2.350 0.00% Malita Investments plc ................... 0.920 0.00% Malta Properties Company plc ....... 0.568 0.00% Malta International Airport plc ....... 4.380 0.69% MSE Index Business Today Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $55 million in talc-powder trial Johnson & Johnson was ordered to pay $55 million to a woman who said that using the company's talc- powder products for feminine hy- giene caused her to develop ovarian cancer. The US court verdict, which J&J plans to appeal, was the second straight trial loss for the company, which is facing about 1,200 lawsuits accusing it of not adequately warning consumers about its talc- based products' cancer risks. Following a three-week trial in Missouri state court, jurors deliberated for about a day before returning a verdict for Gloria Ristesund. She was awarded $5 million in compensatory damages and $50 million in punitive damages. J&J spokeswoman Carol Goodrich said the verdict contradicted 30 years of research supporting the safety of cosmetic talc. The company intends to appeal and will keep defending its products' safety, she said. Ristesund said she used J&J's talc-based powder products – which include the well-known Baby Powder and Shower to Shower Powder – on her genitals for decades. According to her lawyers, she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and had to undergo a hysterectomy and related surgeries. Her cancer is now in remission. Jere Beasley, whose firm represents Ristesund, said his client was gratified with the verdict. The jury's decision should "end the litigation" and compel J&J to settle the remaining cases, he said. J&J shares were down 18 cents in after-hours trading to $112.57. The verdict followed a $72 million jury award from the same court in February to the family of a woman who died from ovarian cancer after years of using talc powder for feminine hygiene. That verdict, which J&J is appealing, sparked renewed interest in talc-powder lawsuits among plaintiffs' lawyers, as well as consumers familiar with J&J's powder products. But scientists have told Reuters the evidence of a real danger is inconclusive. Plaintiffs in talc litigation, which is concentrated in Missouri and New Jersey state courts, have accused J&J of failing for years to warn that talc was linked to an increased risk for ovarian cancer. J&J has said it acted properly in developing and marketing the products. The only other case to be tried involving talc powder and ovarian cancer resulted in a mixed verdict in South Dakota federal court in 2013. While those jurors found J&J was negligent, they awarded no damages to the plaintiff, whose cancer was in remission at the time of the trial. Saudi construction fi rm Binladin sheds 77,000 jobs Saudi Binladin Group, a Saudi- owned construction company, has laid off about 77,000 foreign workers and plans to cut thou- sands of jobs held by Saudi na- tionals, according to a local news- paper report. Binladin has issued 77,000 final exit visas to foreign workers so that they can leave Saudi Arabia, and is expected to lay off 12,000 of 17,000 Saudis in supervisory, administrative, engineering and management jobs, Al Watan newspaper quoted an unnamed source in the company as saying on Monday. While Saudi construction companies regularly cut or expand their foreign staff in response to changing demand in the industry, they rarely lay off large numbers of Saudis, partly because it is legally difficult and expensive. The total workforce at Binladin, one of Saudi Arabia's biggest firms and among the Middle East's largest builders, is around 200,000, according to its LinkedIn page. Asked to comment, Binladin did not give a figure for job cuts but said: "Our manpower size is always proportional to the nature and scale of the undertaken projects, along with the time spans required to complete them. earlier this week, disgruntled employees of Binladin Group torched several buses in the city of Mecca. In a video posted on Youtube on Saturday, several buses were set on fire by the employees who were protesting five-month salary payment delays. According to reports, demonstrations are held almost daily in front of the company's offices.