The liberalization of capital markets has been accompanied privatization of state-owned enterprises(SOEs). In many developing and emerging market countries ,privatization programmes have been enacted to stimulate the development of equity markets as well as to increase government revenues and promote economic efficiency. The programmes help expand the size of stock markets and enliven trading activity, as state assets are sold through share offerings and large privatised firms get listed. They have also increased opportunities for diversity their portfolios and reduced investment risks and enhanced the depth of equity markets(Bortolott et al, 2007;Megginson and Netter 2001). In those countries where privatisation has been and implemented in a consistent manner ,governments have signalled a commitment to market-oriented policies and private property rights. This has in turn reduced political uncertainties, rendered equity investments attractive and fostered stock market growth (Jones et al. 1999 Perotti and van Oilen 2001).