Reliance Ind Shares Risen Up : 5 Month High

Reliance Industries shares were among the top gainers on the Nifty index Thursday as a report by global brokerage Goldman Sachs said it can potentially become a $100 billion stock in four years. Reliance, the most valuable Indian firm in terms of market capitalisation, is currently valued at around $47 billion.

The stock traded 2.6 per cent higher at Rs 820.40 on the NSE to hit a 5-month high.

The BSE Sensex and the Nifty index bounced back from the day's low on the back of the outperformance in the stock.

Goldman said Reliance needs to get government approvals on investments and gas prices, restrict its focus to core businesses, and return some of its surplus cash in the form of dividends or buybacks, among other measures.

Reliance's underperformance over the last 18 months has cast a shadow over Indian equity markets. That's because the stock carries a substantial weightage on both the Sensex and Nifty indices. The stock, once a favourite with foreign funds, has seen a slump in investor interest as profits shrunk amid a slowdown in its core energy business and recent forays into consumer-focused segments such as telecom and retail have yet to garner profits.

SOURCE : Profit.ndtv.com

Realiance Look Cheap : Market Updates

We saw a big spike up in RIL yesterday, there is no clear cut explanation or something which can be given as a reason for the same, but i think the combination of factors made that move possible. One was the KG basin talk. Secondly, the refining margins like the product margins have also moved up sharply over the last few weeks. So, some analysts are becoming more bullish on refining margins for this quarter.

Overall, the stock continues to be cheap. However, I think the triggers are still lacking in terms of creating a longer term bigger upmove because the production in KG basin is still falling. So, I think it’s a cheap stock. It will keep on having its rallies in between, but there doesn’t seem to be any big upmove coming through, unless and until the telecom story starts unfolding.

By - Prabhudas Lilladher