Tribunal meet to keep DLF in focus

DLF shares willl remain in focus as the Securities Appellate Tribunal will hear DLF and its senior executives’ plea against SEBI ruling on Wednesday. The tribunal, last month, clubbed the petition from DLF’s promoters with the company’s main plea against SEBI order. The regulator had banned DLF, its chairman KP Singh and five other senior officials from the securities market for three years for alleged non-disclosure in the 2007 IPO documents.

Preferential allotment may drag Cigniti

Shares of Cigniti will be in focus, as the company alloted its shaes to promoters at a discount to current market price. According to a statement to the exchanges, its board on Tuesday approved allotment of 17.89 lakh equity shares to promoters and others on preferential basis at ₹356 a share. The board, however, deferred to Wednesday the allotment of balance equity shares of 25.357 lakh equity shares. The stock on Tuesday ended at ₹464.20, up 1.14 per cent

Weak price may dullen cement stocks

Shares of cement firms such as Ultratech Cement, ACC and Ambuja Cements may come under pressure on the bourses, as prices continue to slide. According to reports, these comanies have cut prices in the range of ₹5 to ₹20 a bag this month. They had cut prices last month as well. Though demand-supply currently is not balanced, analysts said, pick up in economy and the government thrust on highway construction will boost demand for these firms.

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