Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Friday delivered its verdict in the decade-old unlawful gains case involving the country’s second-biggest company, Reliance Industries. The capital market regulator has directed the Mukesh Ambani-led company to disgorge (give up) Rs 447 crore, with interest of 12 per cent per annum since November 2007, it made “illegally”.

Besides the high interest levied, the only punitive action is a one-year ban from dealing in the futures and options (F&O) segment by the company. So has the company gotten away lightly?

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Friday directed Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) to disgorge Rs 447.27 crore, made “unlawfully” by dealing in shares of its erstwhile subsidiary, Reliance Petroleum (RPL).

The markets regulator also barred RIL from the futures and options (F&O) segment for a year and asked it to settle all existing open positions. It will also have to pay 12 per cent interest on the disgorgement amount since November 29, 2007.

India is home to world's fourth highest number of billionaires with Reliance Industries chief Mukesh Ambani leading the club of more than 100 super rich Indians, according to a new list released by Forbes magazine.

The Forbes list of the 'World's Billionaires' 2017 consists of 2,043 of the richest people in the world who have a combined net worth of $7.67 trillion, a record 18-per cent increase over the past year.

MUMBAI: Reliance Industries counter saw a block deal of about 39 crore shares or 12% of the company equity changing hand on Wednesday morning.

Though the details of the buyers and sellers were not known, market participants said that the block deals were the inter-se transfer of equity holding among promoter group entities.

New Delhi, Mar 14 () In a boost to firms like Reliance Industries and ONGC, the oil ministry has moved a proposal to the Cabinet for allowing pricing freedom for natural gas produced from coal seams.

The ministry has proposed to the Cabinet that coal-bed methane (CBM) gas producers be given pricing freedom and allowed to price the fuel at market rates, sources privy to the development said.

Reliance Industries' (RIL) nearly 396 million equity shares representing 12.58% equity of total paid up capital changed hands on BSE through block deal in early morning trade.

RIL on March 2, 2017 had informed the stock exchanges that entities forming part of the promoter group of the company intend to acquire from other promoter group entities by way of ‘inter-se’ transfer aggregating up to 1,190 million shares of RIL

Benchmark indices held on to their morning gains with Nifty hovering around 8.900 on hopes that BJP may win the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.

The elections will have a key influence on PM Narendra Modi's chances of a victory on 2019 polls.. Election results are due out on Saturday.

Reliance Industries (RIL) was up 4.4% to Rs 1,288 on the BSE in early morning trade extending its rally on the bourses. The stock was trading at its highest level since May 23, 2008, when it touched 1,318.50 during intra-day trade.

RIL on Thursday after market hours informed the stock exchanges that entities forming part of the promoter group of the company intend to acquire from other promoter group entities by way of ‘inter-se’ transfer aggregating up to 1,190 million shares of RIL.

Mumbai, Feb. 27: The market capitalisation of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) sprinted past the Rs 4-trillion-mark today as brisk buying saw the counter posting handsome gains of around 5 per cent.

On the BSE, the oil giant, which has now emerged as a disruptive force in the country's telecom sector, ended at Rs 1,238.60, a rise of Rs 56, or 4.74 per cent.

Reliance Industries (RIL) has rallied 6% to Rs 1,255, hitting an over 8-year high on the BSE in early morning trade. The stock is trading at its highest level since May 30, 2008. A sharp rally in stock has seen the market capitalisation of RIL crossing Rs 4 lakh crore.

At 09:55 am; the stock was trading at Rs 1,250, with m-cap of Rs 405,629 crore, the BSE data shows. The company’s m-cap gained by Rs 57,336 crore in past four trading sessions.

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