Mukesh Ambani inched to the fifth position in the Forbes' global rich list as Reliance Industries' market capitalisation, topped the Rs 13-trillion mark
Globally, Saudi Aramco is the company with the highest market cap of $1.7 trillion, followed by Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and Alphabet
In the last one week, the stock of RIL has outperformed the market by surging 12 per cent, as compared to nearly 5 per cent rise in the S&P BSE Sensex.
Ambani, who owns half of RIL's equity, managed to achieve this feat after raising funds from a slew of marquee investors in the Jio wireless telephony business
In dollar terms, the company is now valued at $175 billion, fully-paid shares end at Rs 2,004, up 1.64 per cent, partly-paid shares at Rs 1,107
Regulatory tweaks aid momentum, with half a dozen firms launching or are in the process of issuing fresh equity shares through this route over the past month
RIL is in talks with banks for a possible takeover
Maruti Suzuki, Bajaj Auto, and Hero MotoCorp's tax collections were down 60-85 per cent.
The monies have been deployed into ultra-short and money-market funds, and others focused on debt with an average of three-to-five year maturities
Cost efficiency provides DMart an edge, but competitive intensity is growing
Ambani said the Aramco deal had not progressed according to the timeline because of unforeseen circumstances and Covid-19
On Tuesday, during the company's first pandemic-forced virtual annual general meeting, Ambani outlined another vision to disrupt the mobile device market again.
"Ambani's comment on the deal is a message to Aramco - RIL is no longer desperate for the deal," said an analyst who did not wish to be identified
As many as 183 deals generated $43.54 billion in 1H20, says report by financial data company.
Ambani at Reliance's annual general meeting on Wednesday said the Aramco deal was delayed due to "unforeseen circumstances in the energy market and the Covid-19 situation"
Aramco wants India's Reliance to review its price for the oil-to-chemical business as the global valuation of oil assets has tumbled
Stake sales in Reliance's digital unit Jio Platforms attracted not just private equity and sovereign wealth funds but also Google and Facebook
Indices fall over 2% from day's high
The two companies will collaborate for the development of entry-level affordable 4G and 5G smartphones as well as Android-based operating systems, Ambani announced during the virtual AGM
Delay in striking a deal with Saudi Aramco disappoints investors