Realty stocks tumble, record 52week low

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Realty stocks took a tumble on the bourses and many logged their 52-week low The BSE Realty Index closed at a 52-week low at 3,407.87, down 5.26 per cent. It had dropped 16.79 per cent over the week from 4,095.50, and 31.78 per cent over the month. Over the week, almost all real estate company stocks have taken a hammering, dovetailing the Sensex’s fall with the negative market sentiment at an all-time high, which this week is compounded by the wait for the US congressional nod for the $700-billion bailout package for bankrupt investment firms there.

Delhi-based DLF Ltd stock closed at Rs 350. 60, 5.12 per cent lower than its previous close. The DLF issue was priced at Rs 525. Sobha Developers’ stock suffered a 9.59 per cent drop, closing at Rs 171.55. At close, Omaxe stock traded at Rs 96.05, down 4.38 per cent, far below its issue price of Rs 310 (Rs 613, Rs 93.60). Housing Development and Infrastructure Ltd was at Rs 166.05, down 13.72 per cent lower than its previous close (Rs 1,432, Rs 160.20). Parsvnath Developers was down 7.04 per cent at Rs 89.85 (Rs 598, Rs 86.60).Among the marginal declines, was Ansal Infrastructure at Rs 77.30, down 4.13 per cent, and Unitech, which lost 1.98 per cent at Rs 108.85, but recovered from day’s of low Rs 97.5, which is its 52-week low. Of the many investments Lehman Brothers made in India, Delhi-based Unitech received about $175 million (Rs 740 crore).

Enam Securities Researchers pointed out that aggressive land acquisition at peak prices through short-term high cost debt and huge working capital mismanagement (short-term debt used for long-term projects) were some of the ills that plagued real estate sector. Moreover, developers had stubbornly held on to selling prices and high-cost inventories, hoping for a renewal of demand and hike in prices.

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