Indian shares slip as Reliance falls after Amazon tries to block Future deal
Follow us Now on Telegram ! Get daily 10 - 12 important updates on Business, Finance and Investment. Join our Telegram Channel
BENGALURU - Indian shares opened lower on Wednesday, weighed down by heavyweight Reliance Industries after U.S. e-commerce giant Amazon.com requested a court to block Future Group's $3.4 billion retail asset sale to the conglomerate.
The blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index fell 0.57% to 14,157.30, while the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex slipped 0.56% to 48,059.52 by 0353 GMT.
Shares of Reliance Industries slipped 1.96% and was the top drag on the Nifty.
Future Retail opened 4.9% lower after Amazon.com asked the Delhi High Court to enforce a Singapore arbitrator's decision and also called for Future Group's chief executive officer to be detained.
Investors are also eyeing a slew of corporate results due later in the day, including private sector lender Axis Bank and consumer giant Hindustan Unilever.
.jpg)
