Source:Market Watch
Linkfest:January 02,2015
Some stuff I am reading today morning:
SEBI nod to FDI boost to stock exchanges (ET)
Good times teach only bad lessons (TRB)
Govt plans way around Rajya Sabha logjam (Mint)
Fixed interest home loans are back (FE)
Six insurance policies you should avoid buying (ET)
Think of your home as a place to live, not an investment (Marketwatch)
The 2014 Value Stock Research Recap (Alpha Architect)
In 2014,I learned that (TRB)
The Middle East:Gone as we knew it (Al Jazeera)
The battle against residual evil (MediaCrooks)
In a country like India, judiciary plays a key role in deciding the fortunes of companies and sectors.
This was aptly illustrated recently in the case of DB Realty.
In the afternoon of 31 Dec,2014, DB Realty released an announcement to the exchanges in respect of certain properties proposed for development by the Company, its subsidiary and associates arising out of Orders passed by the Hon’ble High Court Bombay.
As soon as this press release hit the exchanges,all hell broke loose.The stock raced from Rs.58.05 to close at the highs of the day at Rs.69.95 -a gain of 20%
Even today the stock closed at Rs.76.85 a gain of around 9.85%
Effectively, the stock has gained 33% since it released its press release to the stock exchanges
The markets obviously got excited by the prospects of DB Realty in light of these favorable orders
Take for example,the Bandra (W) project of DB Realty:
From a CNBC interview:
Now comes the interesting part-the orders passed by the Bombay High Court have come in much earlier.The order of the Bandra (W) project (Case No:WP/3152/2014(stamp) ) was passed on 18 December,2014 !
So it took nearly 2 weeks for the stock markets to realize and understand the implications of this order.It would have probably taken longer than that had the Company itself not informed the exchanges.
So is the Case List of the Bombay High Court a fertile area to ferret out stock ideas?
Stock picking explained
Hat tip Dalal Street