Jio IPO: Nithin Kamath explains how Jio played an important role in making what Zerodha is today
Reliance Industries moved higher in an ipo & listings development.
· Economic Times Markets
Zerodha CEO Nithin Kamath has credited Reliance Jio and Airtel with helping build India’s digital ecosystem and expand capital markets. Reflecting on Jio’s decade-long journey, Kamath said affordable data, along with Aadhaar and UPI, enabled online-first businesses like Zerodha to grow and helped drive a surge in retail investing.
The analysis
Against that, the stock is -0.2% on the day at ₹1,164.90, and has returned -9.9% over three months. It sits 27% below its 52-week high, which means a good deal of bad news was already in the price. The oil & energy sector has moved -5.7% over the same period, so Reliance Industries is running 4.2 points behind its peers.
For Reliance Industries, the question is how much of this is already reflected in the price and how much re-rates the oil & energy peer set alongside it.
Why it matters
- Listing activity is a read on risk appetite — a hot primary market usually means a confident secondary one.
Market context
- In focus: Reliance Industries (RELIANCE), in Oil & Energy.
- On the day, 1 of 2 are higher: Bharti Airtel leads at +0.1% and Reliance Industries trails at -0.2%.
- Over three months: Reliance Industries -9.9% against Oil & Energy -5.7% (4.2 points behind); Bharti Airtel +0.9% against Telecom & Media +0.9% (0.0 points behind).
- At least 25% below the 52-week high: Reliance Industries (27%).
| Company | Price | Day | 1M | 3M | From 52-wk high | Volume vs 20-day | Market cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reliance IndustriesRELIANCE · Oil & Energy | ₹1,164.90 | -0.2% | -1.9% | -9.9% | -26.8% | 1.0× | — |
| Bharti AirtelBHARTIARTL · Telecom & Media | ₹1,973.70 | +0.1% | +12.3% | +0.9% | -8.7% | 0.8× | — |
Oil & Energy
1M -4.8% · 3M -5.7%
Reliance Industries
Telecom & Media
1M -0.2% · 3M +0.9%
Bharti Airtel
Capital Goods & Engineering
1M -10.9% · 3M -5.3%
Capital Markets
1M -2.9% · 3M -6.3%
Prices as of 30 Oct 2026, 16:10 IST. Sector moves are the average of the stocks we track in each sector.
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