GMP Capital Corp. today announced that its subsidiary GMP Securities Ltd. raised $1,276,000 in trading commissions on Friday, January 7, which it will donate in support of tsunami relief efforts.

The day’s commissions will be divided amongst the Canadian Red Cross Asia Earthquake & Tsunamis Relief Fund, the Save the Children Asian Earthquake/Tsunami Relief Fund and the Oxfam Canada Tsunami Relief Fund.

“I am extremely pleased with the results that we achieved on Friday. We want to pass on our sincere thanks to our clients, whose commitment and generosity, together with the efforts of our sales and trading staff, allowed us to make this significant contribution to support the victims and survivors of this tragedy,” said Michael Wekerle, vice chairman, institutional trading, in a release.