Chapter 125: Compensation and Doubts
Well.
Seeing that Salim was so easy to speak, Peter also nodded secretly with satisfaction, and the slightest doubt about Salim was removed in his heart.
If it had been the Kuwaitis, Salim would not have so readily agreed to do what he asked him to do, but tried to delay as much as he could, or put forward a demanding request that he could not meet......
"Hmm...... Since it wasn't Salim, who would leak the news? Adelson, Wagner, Tang Bao...... Or is it Walter? Excluding Kuwaiti suspicions, Peter quietly made a list of all those who knew about it, even his friend Walter suspected it. No way, the stakes involved are too huge. He didn't dare to fully trust Walter either!
Just when Peter was constantly suspicious of others, Salim's call was finally connected.
"Hey, I'm Salim, let Taraka answer the phone!" Salim did not have any fuss, and directly asked the head of the Kuwait Investment Authority in the United States to answer the phone.
"Okay, please wait, I'll call Director Taraka right away." The man who answered the phone seemed to be very aware of Salim's identity and was extremely respectful.
"Hmm."
Salim hummed faintly and put the microphone aside for the time being.
"What's wrong?"
Peter saw Salim drop the microphone and hurriedly asked.
Hear the words.
Salim smiled faintly and said with relief: "Ha, it's okay. It could be that Taraka was busy with something, not in the office, and the officer on duty was going to call him. Well, it should be right away...... Rest assured, Mr. Peter, I will immediately order Taraka to suspend the reduction. ”
"Hoo ......"
After listening to the explanation, Peter finally relaxed a little, he was really afraid that there would be a mistake at this critical moment. To be honest, for him. Every extra minute of waiting now is an ordeal. No matter how beautiful and crisp Salim's words are, there are variables without substantive notice.
"Mr. Salim, Taraka isn't organizing people to sell BP shares in the UK, is he?" Suddenly, Peter asked worriedly.
"Well, it shouldn't be ......"
Salim replied hesitantly, but his uncertain tone was audible to everyone.
See here.
Peter suddenly became anxious again, and at this time the share price of BP oil company in the United Kingdom fell. The head of the Kuwait Investment Authority was in a hurry to sell some shares. It's a really, really big possibility. Moreover, Salim had already told him that the Kuwait Investment Authority was already preparing to reduce its shareholdings.
Hopefully not true.
Peter thought to himself, and then anxiously urged, "Mr. Salim, please hurry up and inform Taraka, I'm worried about his ......"
Halfway through the conversation.
Salim made a silent gesture with his fingers, and casually pointed to the microphone, making some subtle noises.
Peter also settled down a little, and it was supposed to be Taraka who answered the phone.
"Hey, Taraka. I'm Salim. Well, there is something going on with BP in the UK, and we need to cooperate with it and suspend the plan to reduce its stock holdings. Salim said straight to the point.
Beside.
Peter watched Salim's performance. I also smiled and was very satisfied. Any more delay at this time can be a huge hidden danger.
But......
Before Peter's smile could completely dissipate, an accident occurred.
"What? Taraka. You repeat! Salim, who had a calm attitude, suddenly increased his voice several times and shouted into the microphone.
Holding the microphone, there was silence for a long time. Seems to be listening to the explanation from the other side.
"Well, okay, I got it. Now, pause all the plans you have in hand. Don't worry about any losses, I'll explain it to the emir personally! ”
With that, Salim hung up the phone.
"Notification over?"
From Salim's words, Peter vaguely judged that Taraka, who was responsible for operating the British BP oil company, disagreed with Salim's orders because of interest issues, and a quarrel broke out. However, the final result should be that Salim's order to suspend the reduction of holdings should be accepted.
Thinking of this, a relaxed smile appeared on Peter's face. After several twists and turns, I finally completely let go of a big stone in my heart......
Call.
Salim took a deep breath and then said to Peter, "Unfortunately, Mr. Peter, your guess was correct, my call was a step late!" ”
"What?"
Peter asked subconsciously, he had already concluded in his heart that Taraka had accepted the order, and there was no surprise. He was secretly happy in his heart, so he didn't listen to Salim carefully.
"One step too late. Just a few minutes ago, Taraka had already ordered the sale of the first shares of BP oil in the UK, 100,000 shares! ”
Salim explained.
Rumble.
This news, like a thunderbolt in the clear sky, made Peter fall into a stupor, and it took a while to slowly come to his senses, and he roared in his heart, how could this be?
100,000 shares!
Although it is not worth mentioning compared to the total number of shares of BP Oil Company in the United Kingdom, at this critical juncture, these 100,000 shares, especially the 100,000 shares sold by the Kuwait Investment Authority, may become the last straw that crushes the stock price of BP Oil Company in the United Kingdom!
"Hoo ......"
There was a strange anger in his heart, but Peter held back his seizures. Everything has happened, and it won't help to blame anyone, and he still needs to make up for it as much as possible at the moment.
"Mr. Salim, you should understand the significance of the 100,000 shares sold by the Kuwait Investment Authority to the direction of the market...... You need remedy. Peter calmed down and said.
"Hmm."
Salim nodded briskly, then said, "Mr. Peter, rest assured, I've asked Taraka to stop reducing his shareholdings. ”
Now.
Salim was surprisingly cooperative, and basically responded to Peter's requests.
"It's not enough ......"
Peter shook his head and said.
"Oh?"
Salim looked at Peter suspiciously, not understanding what the other man meant. What can they do at this time but to pause their stock reductions?
"Mr. Peter, what else is needed from the Kuwait Investment Authority, please say."
Call.
Peter was not polite and said his thoughts: "Mr. Salim, the sale of stocks by the Kuwait Investment Authority at this moment is a dangerous signal for the market. This. It is also the most fatal to the share price of BP oil company in the United Kingdom. Must be remedied...... Eliminate signals from the Kuwait Investment Authority to reduce its share price. Well, I hope that the Kuwait Investment Authority can issue an announcement to the outside world, giving a simple explanation of the sale of 100,000 shares, which is that it is a mistake by the staff to turn 'buy' into 'sell'......"
"Uh, no problem! I will inform Taraka as soon as possible. Salim was slightly stunned for a moment, then simply agreed.
……
Saying.
Tang Bao, Yang Yang and others looked at the suddenly weird stock market, and they were all waiting to see what happened.
Soon.
And that was the end of the day.
Everyone sat together and chatted. Only Yang Yang is looking at today's trading data.
"Huh."
Suddenly, Yang Yang noticed something.
"What's the problem, it's just a sell order for 100,000 shares, hasn't there been a few sell orders for 100,000 shares before?" Tang Bao said with a light smile.
"Uh, boss. You see...... This 100,000 shares sell order is not simple, and it will even affect the general trend of the stock price of BP Oil Company in the United Kingdom, because the account for selling these shares is not simple, and it is one of the trading accounts of the Kuwait Investment Authority. Yang Yang stared at the trading data of BP oil company stock on the computer screen and said thoughtfully.
Then.
Tang Bao also walked over and took a look. Sure enough, it was 100,000 shares sold by the Kuwait Investment Authority.
Well?
Tang Bao frowned slightly, puzzled, at this time, the stock price of BP Oil Company in the United Kingdom was already falling, and the Kuwait Investment Authority chose to sell the stock in a hurry at this time. Isn't it hard to get along with yourself?
But.
After thinking about it for a while, I felt that something was wrong. But what was wrong, Tang Bao couldn't say.
"Yang Yang, you say. What does it mean that the Kuwait Investment Authority suddenly sold 100,000 shares at this time? Tang Bao asked.
"Honestly, boss. I don't understand either. At this point, the Kuwait Investment Authority suddenly sells 100,000 shares to the market, which is very few, but it is definitely a red flag and may cause panic...... However, this is beneficial for the boss's action to suppress the share price of BP oil in the United Kingdom. No matter how much we do, we may not be as powerful as the 100,000 shares sold by the Kuwait Investment Authority! Yang Yang said with a smile.
"Well, that's right!"
Tang Bao nodded in agreement and smiled.
……
Many interested investors have found that the Kuwait Investment Authority is in the midst of the "sell-off" of the British BP oil company.
Then.
It's the excitement, and the keen investors smell the crisis. Well, for them, it could be an opportunity as well.
Before. There are still many institutions that are not sure of the stock price of BP Oil Company in the United Kingdom and dare not easily get involved, but a large number of sell orders suddenly popped up today, and it was found that the Kuwait Investment Authority was also selling, and some institutions finally couldn't bear it anymore and were secretly preparing.
……
Just when many investment institutions are secretly excited and ready to sell short.
The head of the Kuwait Investment Authority in the United States, Taraka, suddenly held a simple press conference, and he only explained one news to many reporters, that is, the Kuwait Investment Authority's sale of 100,000 shares of British BP oil company today was an employee mistake, and no matter what the situation encounters, the Kuwait Investment Authority is still optimistic about the future of British BP oil company and will not reduce its shares.
And.
Taraka also said that the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) had stopped increasing its shareholding holdings in consideration of the shareholding structure of the British company BP.
It is not ruled out that the plan to continue to increase its holdings will be ......
As many expected, the Kuwait Investment Authority's "sell-off" of BP shares in the UK has unsurprisingly taken up a lot of the news. However, there are two completely different interpretations, with some newspapers commenting that this is a signal for the Kuwait Investment Authority to withdraw its investment, and that Taraka's "misoperation" explanation is just a suspicion to buy time for the Kuwait Investment Authority to withdraw smoothly. Others speculate that the Kuwait Investment Authority may be in secret negotiations with BP to acquire more equity or even buy BP outright......
For a while, rumors were flying all over the sky, and everyone couldn't tell which one was true and which one was false, and there were many doubts. (To be continued......)