Sunday, October 25, 2009

Investors trust cos where promoters sell stakes

Investors in Indian equity markets have remained bullish on companies where promoters reduced their stake, a trend totally different from the global scenario.

Companies which witnessed sizable selling of promoters’ stake are Unitech, Sobha Developers, Housing Development & Infrastructure and Bombay Rayon Fashions. In Unitech, promoters’ holding came down to 44% in the quarter ending September 2009 from 67% at the end of December quarter 2008. Similarly, in Sobha Developers
, promoters’ holding fell to 65% from 87%. Housing Development & Infrastructure also saw its promoters’ holding coming down to 48% from 62% during the same period.

On the other hand, major buying by promoters took place in companies such as Pfizer, Indo Tech Transformers, Dish TV India and Sesa Goa. In Pfizer, promoters’ holding went up from 41% to 71% between quarter ending December 2008 and September 2009. Promoters of Indo Tech Transformers increased their holdings from 54% to 74%, whereas in Sesa Goa, it increased from 51% to 57% during the same period.

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