6 highlights of RIL's March quarter numbers

Mukesh Ambani – owned Reliance Industries beat Street estimates for the seventh quarter in a row, reporting 11.54% jump in consolidated net profit at Rs 8,053 crore for the March quarter of financial year 2016-17 against Rs 7,220 crore reported in the same quarter of FY15-16. 

The Board of Directors have recommended a dividend of Rs 11 per fully paid up equity share of Rs 10 each for the FY17, aggregating Rs 3,916 crore, including dividend distribution tax.

This is the ninth straight quarter when the company has reported growth in net profit. Earlier in the day, the market capitalisation (m-cap) of