Reliance Industries shares gain on better earnings

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Shares in Reliance Industries Ltd gained 2.2 percent on Tuesday after its July-September quarter earnings beat analysts' expectations.

The energy conglomerate reported a net profit of 59.72 billion rupees ($979 million) in the period, up from 58.73 billion rupees a year earlier. (For full story, click http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/10/13/reliance-indu-results-idINKCN0I213T20141013)

Analysts on average expected the company to report standalone earnings of 56.34 billion rupees, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

(Reporting by Indulal PM; Editing by Gopakumar Warrier)