The Mumbai-headquartered company has rapidly grown to become India’s largest retailer with over 10,000 stores selling groceries, consumer electronics and apparel, while its telecom unit, Jio, has become the country’s largest wireless operator in about three years since launch.32 billion rupees, according to Refinitiv data. 31, above the previous quarter’s record and also beating analysts’ average forecast of 114.“We are making very good progress, and there is engagement across teams which is very intense,” Srikanth said of the deal, which would be one of the largest ever foreign investments in India.The company had previously said it would sign a definitive agreement with Aramco by March 2020.“We saw consistent same-store sales growth and record footfall across our stores,” Ambani said in a statement, with the remarks coming when growth in Asia’s third-largest economy has slowed to multi-year lows.5 per cent to 116.Meanwhile, the proposed purchase of 20 per cent in Reliance’s oil-to-chemicals arm by Saudi Aramco will take a “few months” to be finalized, Joint Chief Financial Officer V Srikanth said at a press briefing, adding Reliance wouldn’t comment on a specific timeframe for the deal to close.“The third-quarter results for our energy business reflect the weak global economic environment and volatility in energy markets,” Ambani, the company’s chairman, said.

Indian oil-to-telecoms conglomerate Reliance Industries screw barrel of injection moulding machine Ltd posted another record quarterly profit on Friday, as double-digit growth at its consumer-facing businesses cushioned weakness in its energy divisions.Still, Chief Financial Officer Alok Agarwal said 2020 would be a “better year from a global growth point of view”, which should help boost margins in the refining and petrochemicals units.Revenue at its retail and telecoms units each jumped more than 25 per cent in the December quarter as the company, headed by Asia’s richest man.64 billion) in the three months to Dec.40 billion rupees (USD 1.50 billion rupees, led by subscriber additions of 14.The company had previously said it would sign a definitive agreement with Aramco by March 2020.Profit at Jio surged 62 per cent to 13.The weak performance at the petrochem and refining unit led to a 2..Revenue at its retail and telecoms units each jumped more than 25 per cent in the December quarter as the company, headed by Asia’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani, invests heavily to bring them on par with its dominant petrochemicals and refining businesses.8 million during the reported quarter.