Choppies leads BSE in January
Tuesday, February 04, 2014
Choppies led the BSE in its listing year of 2012, gaining 78% in the 12 months after its January 26 debut. In 2013, the retailer was the third highest gaining counter on the BSE, returning gross value of 63.9% to its shareholders.
As at last Friday, Choppies’ share price had risen more than three and a half times from its listing price of P1.15, being one of the most sterling performances by a BSE debutant in recent years.
Figures released by the country’s electoral management body have shown that a total of 1, 037, 684 people have registered to vote.However, eligible voters could be discouraged by events leading to the voting day like poor execution of advance voting amid talks that the elections could be unfair.There have also been threats by certain opposition politicians that shall the elections not be free and fair, they will halt them.Despite these...