Latest News | RIL Shares Tank Nearly 6 Pc After Q2 Earnings

New Delhi, Nov 2 (PTI) Shares of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) on Monday tanked nearly 6 per cent after the company reported a 15 per cent drop in second quarter net profit.

The stock tumbled 5.54 per cent to Rs 1,940.50 on the BSE.

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On the NSE, it declined 5.57 per cent to Rs 1,940.05.

The company's market valuation tumbled Rs 68,093.52 crore to Rs 13,21,302.15 crore on the BSE.

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RIL on Friday reported a 15 per cent drop in second quarter net profit after a slump in core oil and chemicals business dragged down continued good showing in consumer-facing verticals such as telecom.

The earnings announcement came after market close on Friday.

Net profit was attributable to owners at Rs 9,567 crore in July-September compared with Rs 11,262 crore a year back, Reliance said in a stock exchange filing.

The oil-to-telecom-to-retail conglomerate saw consumer-facing units doing well amid the lockdown easing but the core business continued to face pressure.

The firm's net addition of 7.3 million subscribers and per-user revenue rising to Rs 145 helped the telecom business soar.

Digital services, which include the telecom arm Jio, saw pre-tax profit surge 53 per cent to Rs 8,345 crore as revenues soared by more than one-third.

Petrochemicals revenue fell 23 per cent to Rs 29,665 crore and pre-tax profit dropped 33 per cent at Rs 5,964 crore.

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