Reliance Power Limited inks accord for USD1 billion power projects in Bangladesh

Reliance Power Limited, the part of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, has announced that it has signed an agreement to execute first phase of a USD 1 billion power project, which consists of 750 MW combined cycle gas-based power plant, in Bangladesh.   The company also announced that the project entails an investment outlay of over USD 1 billion, which is also the largest foreign direct investment in Bangladesh. 

On Friday, shares of Reliance Power Ltd closed at Rs 37.45, down Rs 0.55, or 1.45% on the NSE. The scrip opened at Rs 38.80 and touched a high of Rs 38.80 and a low 37.30. The stock attracted a traded volume of 29,78,171 shares on National Stock Exchange.

Reliance Power Limited is India's leading private sector power generation and coal resources Company. The company has the biggest portfolio of power projects in the private sector, based on coal, gas, hydro & renewable energy, with an operating capacity of 5,945 megawatts.

Reliance Communication shares close at record low after Aircel merger falls down

Shares of Reliance Communications Ltd (RCom) today closed 11% lower to a record low after the company aborted a plan to merge with Aircel Ltd. due to regulatory delays and opposition from some creditors. The stocks closed at a fresh life low of Rs. 17.10 on the BSE, down 10.94 percent from its last close, while the Sensex closed higher by 213.66 points to 31,497.38. The stock opened at Rs. 18.70 and come near a new all-time low of Rs, 16.75.

On Sunday, Reliance Communications said in a regulatory filing that the merger agreement with Aircel was allowed to lapse by mutual consent, on account of regulatory hurdles and resistance from some creditors. In its filing to stock exchanges, the company announced that it is looking at alternatives to trim down debt, including sale of real estate assets and optimization of spectrum.

The merger would have generated one of India’s largest telecom operators in terms of subscriber base. As per the agreement, ownership of the merged entity would have rested uniformly with Reliance Communications and Aircel parent Malaysia-based Maxis Communication

03 Aug Closing Bell: Sensex and Nifty extend losses on grim sentiment, Reliance shares hit a new high

Indian share Markets extended its loss on Thursday closing after continuous selling pressure in metal and banking stocks. BSE Sensex closed lower by 239 points, or 0.74%, to 32,238, while the Nifty 50 fell 68 points to 10,014 points.

The BSE Mid-Cap index fell 0.5 percent and the BSE Small-Cap index shed 0.95 percent. The fall in this index was higher than the Sensex's decline in percentage terms.

The market breadth showed weakness. About 1,793 shares declined and 827 shares advanced and a total of 153 shares unchanged. Reliance shares ended at new record closing high of Rs 1,655, up 1.6% after hitting an intraday peak of Rs 1,665.

Metal stocks declined after weak economic data in China. Jindal Steel & Power down 10.02%, Bhushan Steel slipped 3.65%, Vedanta shed 0.48% and Tata Steel down 1.4% among others.