The RIL stock has halved from an all-time high of Rs 1,626 made (intra-day) on January 15, 2008, to on Wednesday's closing figure of Rs 800.55.
The big boys of India's traditional retail have finally come together to fight the onslaught of their online counterparts.
While the two high-profile exits in pharmaceutical and telecom have raised concerns over regulatory hassles in the country, Japanese investors are still keen to tap into India's consumer growth story and many more merger and acquisition deals are in the offing in this space.
Notable losers were ONGC, Axis Bank, ITC, SBI, ICICI Bank, NTPC, Hero Motocorp, Sun Pharma and Bharti Airtel who fell by up to 2.80 per cent.
Rebound in IT majors TCS and Infosys in late trades helped markets end higher.
Promoters' holding in private sector BSE 500 companies declined to 43.4% in Sept
Aggressive rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve could result in a flight of capital from emerging markets like India, says B Gopkumar, chief executive officer, Reliance Securities.
Among Sensex constituents, Vedanta fell 3.40 per cent, followed by SBI 3.17 per cent, Yes Bank 3.11 per cent, Axis Bank 1.68 per cent, ONGC 1.60 per cent, Power Grid 1.52 per cent and HDFC 1.48 per cent.
Finance minister attempts a clean-up job, keeps projected expenditure growth low.
Benchmark share indices gained for the fifth straight session on Thursday led by index heavyweight Reliance Industries.
Markets under pressure; IT financials grab spotlight.
Budget was a mild disappointment. Yet, the bull run continues.
In 2012, Akula quit as chairman of Bharat Financial Inclusion (formerly SKS Microfinance), which he'd founded and led to a successful initial public offering
The first task before him is to get used to the idea of working with the Monetary Policy Committee
Enabling labour to become more globally mobile can produce higher remittances with powerful 'brain gain' dividends.
The Sensex has slid 18.5 per cent from its January 2015 peak.
In effect, companies which put their money in telecom in India would have done much better to keep the cash in bank and earn interest.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
'For how long can investors fund loss-making companies?'
Bank shares were the top gainers led by ICICI Bank.
'If the RBI blesses us with a banking licence, we would like to launch a successful bank.'
The airline is gearing up to come out with an initial public offer.
He will be the eighth Deputy Governor to be made Governor at RBI
The 30-share Sensex ended higher by 177.46 points at 28,885.21 and the Nifty gained 63.90 points at 8,778.30.
India's credit and banking are neither too big nor too small.
In the capital goods space, Punj Lloyd and KEC International could be in limelight for the expected turnround
144 companies will pay Rs 61,087 crore in equity dividends to their shareholders for FY16, an increase of 19.2 per cent year-on-year
IDS-2 and raids to uncover black money stash keep receipts flowing
Bharti Retail launched its first mall, The Pavilion, in Ludhiana.
A large number of successful IPOs ensured that the total investor wealth, measured in terms of cumulative valuation of all listed shares, rose by nearly Rs 6 lakh crore during the year to Rs 106.23 lakh crore
The economic slowdown has made it difficult for companies to record financial closure of a few awarded projects.
After a two year run-in with controversies, telecom sector now looks stable and seems back on its feet with initial investment proposal of over Rs 11,000 crore (Rs 110 billion) received in 2013.
Investor sentiment got a boost following remarks from the Russian President Putin that allayed fears of an imminent military conflict in Ukraine
Investing in special situations can help you tap opportunities that arise during adverse conditions, advises Joydeep Sen.
A vilification campaign against Rosneft has begun in right earnest, says M K Bhadrakumar.
12,000: Number of people Flipkart plans to hire in FY15.
Analysts mostly prefer domestic plays beside select films with foreign exposure.
To be sure, this is not some stunning new revelation that our equity markets are beholden to foreign flows.
RIL, HDFC twins, M&M, Infosys among the top losers for the day.
Surprisingly, RIL scrip also fell by 2.73 per cent to 1,029.15, becoming the second biggest loser in the index
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