Heard rumours...maybe price will go back to IPO price soon...If I read the movement correctly the way they buy and block at certain price and buy again above the roadblock price...the rumours could be true....e.g..now collect 2.66, 2.67 block at 2.68...
if astro win EPL, sure they will increase subscription fee again. Their latest catch is kevin keegen. This is not cheap. There is only one way to push astro,,,,,,,increase the fee.....so the astro subscribers...you have to play the role as savior..
Those who manage to get in at 2.65 , standby !!! Anticipate to rebound in the morning for small margin , enough to stay in Model for long weekend , ma , ha ha
I agree.. It launched at ceiling price n suck in all investors money... Cunning move where they can use the money from investors instead of borrow money from banks to fund whatever project they had in 'mind'.
Economy is heading downwards, spending power follows... To maintain major shareholders interest, that's the best strategy to secure fundings for the next few years without major loans from banks.
I cant decide whether to buy back if it drops to 261 having sold or short 5 lots at 265,leaving one lot only in hand.thought of packing n going for holidays.will look at cter again at other time.cheers!
Astro's IPO may be on the high side but this is a well-known consumer stock and one that pays dividends. That's an attraction to institutions and longer-term investors. I feel many will buy Astro sooner or later - they just want to be reasonably sure that the big selling is over before they do so.
Institutions are like us too in that they'd want to get the best price possible. "Why pay 2.64 now when you might get it lower next week?" Everyone including institutions have this kind of thought. Don't know how low it will go but I don't think it will be lower than 2.50... unless if the general market also undergoes a significant slide.
I don't like to buy anything on Fridays due to the weekend (don't know what might possibly happen in Europe, US etc. during the two days). Then there are those two public holidays next week. I'm going to wait until after these to do anything.
MC, good observations! Both sides are punting, whether it goes up or down.
Once the share trades sideways within a narrow range, I believe you will see more upward movement then. The range is becoming more apparent around 2.61 - 2.68.
75%dividend policy really attractive. But over a company that doesnt has any netprofit grow( decreasing net profit) i mean its no longer attractive. Investor ll certainly avoiding it. Unless you are gambler. Do not forget the eps ll surwly dilutted a lot before and after listed. :)
ongtkong - Okay, since you know the risks. But Astro isn't too high up my list at the moment and I'm looking at the telcos to see if the fund managers are coming back in. Their CWs could be worth punting, especially those that have exceeded their exercise prices. Nothing wrong with those that haven't either if their premiums are attractive enough and with reasonable expiry dates. (TM-CU was at 0.05 yesterday but I was hesitant and missed the chance)
Keep in mind the year-end window-dressing period PLUS Chinese New Year. These are the counters which fund managers buy and I'm trying to hitch a ride when they do. At the moment things aren't very clear despite the seeming rebound. If they continue to offload next week, these telcos will become even more attractive.
Mat Cendana, appreciate the information updates. Yes, you could have made some profit on TM-CU had you bought yesterday. Anyway, there are always opportunities on another day. Hope you will continue to update me. Thanks bro.
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Heard rumours...maybe price will go back to IPO price soon...If I read the movement correctly the way they buy and block at certain price and buy again above the roadblock price...the rumours could be true....e.g..now collect 2.66, 2.67 block at 2.68...