The brokerage has raised its target price to Rs 3,400 from Rs 2,925 in a base-case scenario, reflecting a potential upside of 18 per cent from RIL's last close
Reliance Industries rose 3.6 per cent to close at Rs 2,984, becoming both the biggest gainer and the biggest contributor to the Sensex and Nifty gains
Shares of Reliance Industries Limited were in heavy demand on Wednesday, rising nearly 4 per cent, with its market valuation again crossing the historic Rs 20 lakh crore mark. The bellwether stock jumped 3.60 per cent to settle at Rs 2,987.85 apiece on the BSE. During the day, it zoomed 4 per cent to Rs 2,999.90. On the NSE, it climbed 3.48 per cent to Rs 2,983.75 per share. The company's market capitalisation (mcap) jumped by Rs 70,039.26 crore to reach Rs 20,21,486.59 crore. In volume terms, 4.71 lakh shares of the company were traded on the BSE and over 81.63 lakh shares on the NSE during the day. Rally in the stock was instrumental in driving the markets higher. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 526.01 points or 0.73 per cent to settle at 72,996.31. The NSE Nifty went up by 118.95 points or 0.54 per cent to 22,123.65. "The gains were led by industry heavyweight Reliance Industries and other energy stocks owing to a drop in crude oil prices," Avdhut Bagkar, Technical and Derivati
Brent crude rose 23 cents to $86.98 a barrel by 0118 GMT. US crude futures climbed 28 cents to $82.23
India's Reliance, operator of the world's biggest refining complex, will not buy Russian oil loaded on tankers operated by Sovcomflot after recent US sanctions
Stocks to Watch on March 26, 2024: Reliance Industries acquired a 100 per cent stake in MSKVY Nineteenth Solar SPV and MSKVY Twenty-second Solar SPV from MSEB Solar Agro Power
33 out of Nifty 50 stocks trade below their respective 50-DMAs; Charts suggest that select stocks can decline up to 13% in case the fall extends towards the 100-DMAs.
Reliance Industries is making big bets in a sector where it had a minor position until recently
Five of the top 10 valued firms faced a combined erosion of Rs 2,23,660 crore from their market valuation last week, with Reliance Industries and Life Insurance Corporation of India taking the steepest hit amid an overall bearish trend in equities. Last week, the BSE benchmark tanked 1,475.96 points or 1.99 per cent. While Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank, State Bank of India, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and Hindustan Unilever suffered erosion from their market capitalisation (mcap), Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel, Infosys and ITC were the gainers. The mcap of Reliance Industries tanked Rs 81,763.35 crore to Rs 19,19,595.15 crore, the most among the top-10 firms. LIC's market valuation tumbled Rs 63,629.48 crore to Rs 5,84,967.41 crore and that of State Bank of India plummeted by Rs 50,111.7 crore to Rs 6,53,281.59 crore. The mcap of Hindustan Unilever dropped by Rs 21,792.46 crore to Rs 5,46,961.35 crore and that of ICICI Bank dived Rs 6,36
Qwik Supply Chain Private Limited, a little-known company with registered address at Navi Mumbai's Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City (DAKC) and having links to Reliance Industries, was the third largest donor to political parties using electoral bonds. It bought Rs 410 crore of electoral bonds between financial years 2021-22 and 2023-24 but Reliance said the company is not a subsidiary of any Reliance entity. Electoral bond purchases and donations by Qwik Supply were behind Rs 1,368 crore of Future Gaming and Hotel Services - another little-known lottery company - and Rs 966 crore of Hyderabad-based Megha Engineering & Infra, according to information uploaded by the Election Commission on its website. Publicly available information describes Qwik Supply as a manufacturer of warehouses and storage units. The unlisted private company was incorporated on November 9, 2000 with an authorised share capital of Rs 130.99 crore. Its paid-up capital is Rs 129.99 crore. The firm had a revenue .
The transaction is also subject to the completion of Reliance's previously announced merger with Walt Disney for their India TV and streaming media assets
Reliance Industries along with HDFC Bank remain the top mutual funds buys for 2nd straight month
Globally fuel producers are avoiding the Red Sea and go around Africa to avoid Iran-aligned Houthi attacks despite the Suez canal being the shortest route between Asia and Europe
Charts suggest that among the key Nifty heavyweights, Infosys, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank look poised for gains, while Reliance is likely to consolidate in the near-term, writes Rex Cano
In the past one year, shares of Tata Motors have been in top gear and have outperformed all stocks that comprise the Nifty Auto index with a rise of nearly 131 per cent during this period, shows data
Last month, Reliance agreed to acquire Disney's India business, creating an $8.5 billion media giant ranging from film and television production to news and sports content.
Zomato, Ambuja Cements, Cipla, Tata Motors DVR, United Spirits were among notable stocks from the S&P BSE 200 index that, too, hit their respective record highs
The impairment charges stem from the merger agreement between Walt Disney and RIL aimed at creating an $8.5-billion media entity by combining Star India and Viacom18
Reliance's JioCinema is largely free and doesn't disclose user numbers, having started a premium paid offering just last year
The development will be negative for other players such as Zee, analysts said, who will now have to compete with a much larger entity