RIL shares decline 2 pc post earnings

New Delhi: Shares of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) on Friday declined 2 per cent on profit-booking after the company announced a record net profit for the June quarter. The stock dipped 1.98 per cent to close at Rs 2,066.95 on the BSE. During the day, it declined 2.62 per cent to Rs 2,053.30.

Reliance Industries was the top loser on the Sensex chart.

On the NSE, it settled 1.84 per cent lower at Rs 2,070.

The stock was recently in demand as it had gained in eight consecutive trading days from July 17-28, rising 18.14 per cent.

In traded volume terms on Friday, 12.83 lakh shares were traded on the BSE and over 3 crore on the NSE during the day.