28 July 2010

Morning views



hakti Pumps losing steam as investors offload shares

Shares of Madhya Pradesh-based Shakti Pumps, manufacturer of submersible pumps and motors, have been weighed down by selling pressure in the past couple of sessions.

The stock, which fell 4.3% to Rs 285.50 on Tuesday, has fallen over 15% in the past couple of days after witnessing a sharp rally in the past few months on large volumes. Dealers tracking the counter say that some wealthy investors, who had loaded up the stock, are selling.

According to the market buzz, the company was rumoured to be close to bagging some large orders from the government. But in the absence of any such announcement, these investors dumped the stock. The stock clocked a high of Rs 340 last Friday.

Ferro Alloys in demand on stake sale buzz

Ferro Alloys Corporation has been in the thick of activity on bourses of late on talk some groups are in the race to buy a stake in the company.

Initially, the talk was that the promoters of Ferro Alloys’ were only interested in selling a minority stake. Subsequently, there was speculation that a majority stake sale was also being explored. However, differences over valuations between prospective buyers and the promoters have led to talks getting stalled.

Brokers said promoters are demanding at least Rs 50 per share, while the prospective buyers are not willing to pay that much, especially as the stock is currently trading at about Rs 31. Ferro Alloys officials were unavailable for comment on the matter. The stock has risen about 17% in the last six sessions.




 
 
 
 
 

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