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Capital Plan Isn't Getting Monkey Off Ambac

Stock quotes in this article: ABK , MBI , AGO , CS , FNF , ORI , FAF  

Updated from Thursday, Mar. 5, 3:53 p.m. EST

A $1.5 billion offering of capital announced Wednesday is sure to boost shares of beleaguered bond insurer Ambac(ABK Quote), right?

Wrong!

Shares of the New York-based debt insurance outfit nosedived, shedding more than 19% of its value in afternoon trading after the announcement of its huge planned share offering. Ambac has been scrambling to shore up its capital reserve over the past several weeks. ...

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