Tuesday, March 18, 2008

SEBI looking into alleged insider trading in RPL shares: Bansal

NEW DELHI: Market regulator SEBI is investigating the alleged insider trading activities in the shares of Mukesh Ambani-run Reliance Petroleum, Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday.

"SEBI has informed that it has initiated an examination in the matter," Minister of state for Finance P K Bansal said in a written reply.

Bansal was replying to a query by Amar Singh (SP) on whether the government had taken any action against the promoters/affiliates of Reliance Industries Ltd regarding the recent mammoth insider trading activities in the shares of Reliance Petroleum Ltd.

Reliance Industries Ltd had raised Rs 4,023 crore by divesting 4.01 per cent of its stake in Reliance Petroleum Ltd, the company said on November 24.

While actual date for the stake sale is not known, the shares of Reliance Petroleum had moved by a wide margin between late October and early November.

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