LaSalle Hotel Properties' Series J Preferred Shares Yield Pushes Past 6.5%

In trading on Wednesday, shares of LaSalle Hotel Properties's 6.3% Series J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares (LHO. RJ) were yielding above the 6.5% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.5748), with shares changing hands as low as $24.05 on the day.