Price Reaction to Rights Issues in the Indian Capital Market

41 Pages Posted: 8 May 2007

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Vijaya B. Marisetty

RMIT University; Financial Research Network (FIRN)

Alastair Marsden

University of Auckland Business School

Madhu Veeraraghavan

T.A. PAI Management Institute, Finance Area

Date Written: May 2007

Abstract

This study examines securities price reaction to announcements of rights issues by listed Indian firms during the period 1997-2005. We document a positive but statistically insignificant price reaction to such announcements. The price reaction is significantly more negative for firms with a family group affiliation compared to firms with no family group affiliation. The notable differential price reaction between firms with and without a family group affiliation can be explained by the "tunneling hypothesis." For firms affiliated with a family group, we surmise that investors perceive that the proceeds of the rights issue may be misused for the benefit of the controlling shareholder. We also find that higher levels of individual shareholding in the firm are associated with a more positive price reaction to the announcement.

Keywords: price reaction, rights issues, disclosure regulation, informed trading, event study

JEL Classification: D82, G14, K22

Suggested Citation

Marisetty, Vijaya B. and Marsden, Alastair D.E. and Veeraraghavan, Madhu, Price Reaction to Rights Issues in the Indian Capital Market (May 2007). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=984805 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.984805

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