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Shares of Reliance Industries on Monday rose by nearly 3% after the company reported a bigger-than-expected 18% jump in June quarter profit.
After a positive opening, shares of the company went up further by 2.61% to Rs 1,039 on BSE.
At NSE, shares of the company rose by 2.62% to Rs 1,038.75.
Reliance Industries had on Friday reported a bigger-than- expected 18% jump in June quarter net profit on account of highest refining margin in eight years and robust petrochemical earnings.
Consolidated net profit at Rs 7,113 crore or Rs 24.1 per share in April-June period was 18.1% higher than Rs 6,024 crore in the same period last fiscal, RIL had said in a statement.
This was the ninth straight quarter for which the company posted highest segment profit for refining and petrochemical business.
Revenue fell 13.4% to Rs 71,451 crore, hurt by a sharp fall in prices of crude oil and petroleum products.
