REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File PhotoBENGALURU, July 20 (Reuters) - Jio Financial Services (JFS) has been valued at around $20 billion after its stock price was set at a much higher-than-expected 261.85 rupees ($3.19) in its demerger from Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries (RELI.NS).
At a $20 billion valuation, Jio Financial would be one of the top 40 Indian companies by market capitalisation, in a list headed by Reliance at $233 billion.
The price was determined as 261.85 rupees, or the difference between 2,841.85 rupees, Reliance's closing price on Wednesday, and 2,580 rupees, its price at the end of the special session.
JFS's stock price is higher than analysts' estimate of 160 rupees to 190 rupees.
Reliance Strategic Investments, the unit to be renamed JFS, late on Wednesday reported a net profit after tax of 1.45 billion rupees ($17.7 million) for April-June based on revenue of 2.15 billion rupees.
Persons:
Anushree, Mukesh, Chokkalingam, JFS, Ira Dugal, Savio Shetty, Savio D'Souza, Jamie Freed
Organizations:
Mobile, REUTERS, Jio Financial, Reliance Industries, Reliance, Macquarie Research, AAA, Reliance Strategic Investments, Thomson
Locations:
Pragati, New Delhi, India, BENGALURU