LIC, Singapore govt hike stake in RIL

State-run insurance giant LIC and Government of Singapore have hiked their stakes in Reliance Industries with the purchase of shares worth over Rs 1,550 crore during the last quarter.

Life Insurance Corp of India (LIC) increased its stake in Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries ltd (RIL) from 7.09 per cent to 7.77 per cent during the quarter ended June 30, 2012.

During the same period, the Government of Singapore also raised its RIL holding marginally from 1.06 per cent to 1.22 per cent.

At the current market price, the additional shares purchased by LIC during the quarter are worth about Rs 1,450 crore, while that of Singapore government is worth about Rs 100 crore.

On the other hand, the holding of another major non-promoter shareholder, Franklin Templeton Investment Funds, in the company declined marginally by 4.26 lakh shares (worth about Rs 31 crore) to 1.22 per cent.

The promoter holding in RIL rose by 0.4 per cent to 45.15 per cent during the quarter. The total FII (Foreign Institutional Investor) holding in RIL, however, declined from 17.55 per cent to 17 per cent, as they sold shares worth an estimated Rs 1,300 crore.

At the same time, the overall holding of DIIs (Domestic Institutional Investors) rose from 10.71 per cent to 11.2 per cent.