How will the share consolidation affect Westbridge Renewable Energy's liquidity and trading volume?

A reverse‑share consolidation simply reduces the number of outstanding shares while proportionally raising the per‑share price; it does not change the company’s market capitalisation or underlying fundamentals. In Westbridge’s case the 1‑for‑‑X split (the exact ratio was not disclosed in the brief) will compress the free‑float, so the daily traded share count will fall roughly in line with the consolidation factor. Consequently, average daily volume (ADV) measured in shares will drop, and the liquidity‑by‑share metric (shares traded ÷ float) will look weaker in the weeks immediately after August 22. Market makers may widen bid‑ask spreads until order flow stabilises, which can increase slippage for smaller orders.

However, the higher post‑consolidation price typically brings the stock into a range that is more palatable to institutional algorithms and to investors who avoid sub‑$1 or sub‑$0.50 penny‑stock regimes. If Westbridge can maintain its current market cap, the liquidity‑by‑dollar (dollar‑valued volume) may stay roughly constant, and the tighter spreads that institutions demand could eventually improve the order book depth. Traders should therefore expect a short‑term dip in share‑based volume and a modest widening of spreads, but watch for a rebound in dollar‑volume and tighter spreads as larger participants step in. In practice, keep position sizes smaller than the pre‑consolidation ADV, use limit orders to manage execution risk, and monitor the price action around the August 22 effective date for any overshoot—both upward (speculative buying) and downward (profit‑taking) moves that often accompany a reverse split.