Western sanctions against Russia since its Ukraine invasion have prompted many oil importers to shun trade with Moscow.
The government will finalise the sale of state-owned helicopter service provider Pawan Hans this week. More on that story in our top headlines this hour.
CLOSING BELL: SBI, HUL, IndusInd Bank, Axis Bank, Dr Reddy's Labs, Bajaj Finserv, and ICICI Bank fell in the range of 2-3 per cent
Stocks to watch today: Retail investors' shareholding in Paytm doubled in the March quarter to 7.72 per cent
Both Amazon Chairman Jeff Bezos, the second-richest person in the world, and Ambani, No 9, want to dominate India's large - and still highly informal - retail industry
Morgan Stanley says hydrogen will form 10% of earnings
India should keep the base price for 5G airwaves affordable, says Sunil Mittal. More on that in our top headlines this evening.
CLOSING BELL: Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries (RIL) is set to become India's first company to hit market capitalisation (m-cap) of Rs 19 trillion
According to the BSE data, RIL m-cap stood at Rs 18.84 trillion at 01:16 PM, just a per cent away to claim the Rs 19 trillion feat.
RIL traded 3.5 per cent higher at Rs 2,730 fairly close to its record high of Rs 2,750 touched on October 19, 2021.
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Has already acquired online medicine seller NetMeds in India; Boots deal will help it launch NetMeds overseas, bring offline retail chain to India, say analysts
The Infosys ADR has declined over 9 per cent in the last two trading session in the US market, while our market was shut for trade, post Q4 results.
Protracted litigation, safeguarding bankers' interest also led to the action
Seven of the 10 most valued firms suffered a combined erosion of Rs 1.32 trillion in market valuation last week
Reliance is in the early stages of exploring the feasibility of an offer for the Boots chain
Also, Adani is the biggest wealth-gainer this year with a jump of almost $41.6 billion
The company has already spent $1.5 bn in acquisitions to lay grounds for its new energy forays that include solar, battery and hydrogen
Described as a "super-app" and in the pipeline since at least mid-2020, the website called it "a unified platform that connects several brands across the Tata universe like never before"