Stock market highlights on Thursday, February 29: Among sectors, the Nifty Media index closed with losses of 0.76 per cent. On the upside, the Nifty PSU Bank index eked out gains of 1.8 per cent
As part of the transaction, the media undertaking of Viacom18, a RIL group company, will be merged into Star India Private, a Disney-owned firm
A day after Reliance, Viacom18 and Disney announced a mega joint venture, RIL traded firm, while shares of TV18 group hit the 5% lower circuits. Here's a quick chart check.
Her decision to take the role is a strong signal "that this (media) business is close to the family's heart," said a person familiar with Disney-Reliance deal talks
Stocks to Watch on February 29, 2024: Under the NSE index rejig, Shriram Finance will replace UPL in the Nifty50 index with effect from March 28, 2024
"The whole narrative will change from TV is dying to TV-plus-digital is the future," says an industry observer
Reliance, led by Asia's richest man Mukesh Ambani, will inject $1.4 billion in the merged entity, with the company and its affiliates holding a more than 63% stake
Reliance and Disney are expected to make a formal announcement on Wednesday after signing a binding pact. Shankar is set to take a stake of around 9% in the new merged entity
The plans could change ahead of an official announcement. Reliance did not respond to a request for comment, while Disney declined to comment
Disney owns a minority stake in broadcast service provider, Tata Play Ltd., which Reliance may consider acquiring, according to local news reports
Market players expect Jio Financial, which also operates a payments bank and voice box, and other fintech players to benefit as Paytm will struggle to retain its merchants and customers
Shares of Jio Financial hit a record high of Rs 325 in intra-day deals on Friday backed by near two-fold jump in trading volumes on the BSE.
Stocks to watch on Thursday, February 22, 2024: As many as 15 stocks are in F&O ban today including Ashok Leyland, Balrampur Chini, Biocon, India Cement, PVR Inox and Zee Entertainment.
The BharatGPT group, encompassing an arm of India's most valuable company and eight affiliated universities, offered a sneak peek of the large language model Tuesday
Stocks to watch on Wednesday, February 21, 2024: In news today - Sebi finds Rs 2,000 cr fund diversion in Zee; Hindalco arm files IPO papers in US; Rolls Royce extends pact with TVS Supply Chain.
The retail arm of Reliance Industries, which picked up a 26% stake in Dunzo in 2022 for $200 million, has not approved the deal yet, the report added
Stocks to watch on Thursday, February 15, 2024: In news today - Reliance eyes stake in Tata Play, Vedanta parent mulls stake sale to GQG Partners and ED launches probe in Paytm.
JioCinema may offer entire content suite to Tata Play customers
In the past three months, the RIL stock has surged 29 per cent, outperforming the Sensex (which is up 10 per cent), amid renewed optimism around its growth prospects
Reliance Consumer will acquire Ravalgaon Sugar confectionery's brands, including Coffee Break and Paan Pasand, in a Rs 27 crore deal. Ravalgaon Sugar Farm, which owns brands such as Mango Mood, Coffee Break, Tutty Fruity, Paan Pasand, Choco Cream and Supreme, has sold its trademarks, recipes, all intellectual property rights to Reliance Consumer Products Ltd (RCPL), as per a regulatory filing. In the filing, Ravalgaon Sugar Farm said its board "approved the sale, transfer and assignment of the trademarks, recipes, all intellectual property rights, including all rights, interests, and protections associated therewith, relating to the company's sugar boiled confectionery business to RCPL for a consideration of Rs 27 crore". A deed of assignment by its promoters Harshavardhan Bharat Doshi, Nihal Harshavardhan Doshi, and Lalan Ajay Kapadi has also been executed, it added. RCPL is a subsidiary of Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd (RRVL), which is the retail arm of Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance