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4 min read | Updated on October 15, 2024, 08:14 IST
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On the global front, oil prices slid 3% in early Asian trade on Tuesday after a media report said Israel is willing not to strike Iranian oil targets, which eased fears of a supply disruption, and after OPEC lowered its outlook for global oil demand growth in 2024 and 2025.
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At 7:48 AM, the GIFT NIFTY futures were trading 33 points, or 0.13%, lower at 25,238 levels.
On the global front, oil prices slid 3% in early Asian trade on Tuesday after a media report said Israel is willing not to strike Iranian oil targets, which eased fears of a supply disruption, and after OPEC lowered its outlook for global oil demand growth in 2024 and 2025.
In the overnight trade, US stocks ended higher with a boost from technology shares. The S&P 500 and blue-chip Dow both hit fresh record closing highs.
The company on Monday reported a 5% fall in the net profit for the July-September quarter to ₹16,563 crore, or Rs 24.48 per share, as weak oil refining and petrochemical business hurt operational performance.
However, the figure was better than analysts' estimates, who had predicted a fall of 10% in the net income.
The profit before tax (EBITDA) dropped 2% to ₹43,934 crore. RIL’s consolidated revenue for Q2 came in at ₹2.35 lakh crore, marginally lower than a year ago.
The company also declared a dividend of ₹12 per share.
The company had posted a loss of ₹54.51 crore in the year-ago period.
Its total income rose to ₹1,064.45 crore from ₹776.73 crore a year ago, while expenses stood at ₹1,044.38 crore as against ₹826.68 crore, as per a PTI report.
Its sales bookings (pre-sales) stood at ₹395 crore in the year-ago period.
The company's sales bookings rose 31% to ₹1,026 crore during the April-September period (Q2) of the current fiscal year from ₹782 crore in the corresponding period of the preceding year, said a PTI report.
The aforesaid project is expected to be commissioned by June 2026. The current solar pipeline capacity stands at 3.2 GW with PPAs signed for 2.0 GW.
It had fixed a price band of ₹92-₹95 per share for its IPO. The IPO was a mix of fresh issue of 1.83 crore equity shares and an offer of sale (OFS) of 95 lakh equity shares by promoter PKH Ventures.
The IPO size was pegged at ₹264 crore at the upper end of the price band.
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