This stock rallied 10,000% over ‘fake’ disclosures and now is in Sebi’s crosshairs. Do you own it?
Live MintSecurities and Exchange board of India on Monday suspended trading in shares of Bharat Global Developers Ltd., the latest in a string of crackdowns on companies manipulating their stock price through accounting frauds and fake disclosures. Stocks Rallied Over 10,000% In 1 Year Shares of the Gujarat-headquartered company surged over 10,000% in the 12-month period ending November as it announced forays into market-fancied sectors like defense, aerospace and agro technology, and then followed it up with a series of disclosures to stock exchanges about “high-value orders” from marquee corporates. Meanwhile, the BSE on Monday deferred the bidding for Solar91 Cleantech Ltd.’s initial public offering pending further examination of “certain queries raised by complainants in media.” Bharat Global had alloted about 100 million shares to 41 investors through preferential share offerings in April and August at significant discount to market price, the SEBI order showed. “Material disclosures of the company and the actions of the preferential allottees appear to have been planned towards sale of shares to make huge profits.” SEBI member Ashwani Bhatia said in the order.