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RIL added Rs 60,034.51 crore to take its valuation to Rs 13,81,078.86 crore

After resumption of trade at 3.45 pm, NSE Nifty zoomed 274.20 points or 1.86 per cent to end at 14,982.

A spurt in COVID-19 cases and lack of fresh buying triggers continued to weigh on sentiment, traders said.

This year, the bank will focus on startups creating social impact at scale in sectors such as Education - technology (ed-tech) and skill development, among others.

The development follows recent outage in the bank's internet banking and payment system on November 21, 2020 due to a power failure in the primary data centre.  

The 30-share BSE index ended 535.57 points or 1.13 per cent lower at 46,874.36.

Actor Surbhi Puranik was present at the launch of the latest phone from the company

On the NSE, the stock closed the counter at Rs 1,444.35, down 2.06 per cent.

These strategic tie-ups aim to enhance value offerings for customers of both new as well as pre-owned vehicles throughout the customer lifecycle.

ONGC was the top loser in the Sensex pack, shedding around 5 per cent, followed by Sun Pharma, PowerGrid, Bajaj Finance, IndusInd Bank, Dr Reddy's and Maruti.

At the standalone level, net profit for the three-month period grew 18.09 per cent to Rs 8,758.29 crore, on the back of a 15.1 per cent growth in the core net interest income at Rs 16,317 crore.

After touching an all-time high of 49,569.14 during the day, the 30-share BSE index ended 247.79 points or 0.50 per cent higher at 49,517.11.

However, observers cited that even volatility on account of profit booking will likely trigger in bottom fishing, thereby reigniting the up move.

After opening strong, the stock indices gave up gains due to profit booking by investors.

“We have to think of ways to give poor children access to a device that enables them to access classes (may be pre-recorded) and work on improving internet penetration,” he said stressing the need to spend more on healthcare and education.

After two years of waiting, Facebook-owned WhatsApp payment service received approval from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) in November to go live on Unified Payment Interface (UPI) with over 160 supported banks.

After touching its record intra-day peak of 46,373.34, the 30-share BSE Sensex ended 154.45 points or 0.34 per cent higher at 46,253.46, its new closing record.

The company is initially launching the platform in 30 cities through its premium car retail chain Nexa, targeting salaried customers with plans to expand its mass market chain Arena.

Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty rose 97.20 points or 0.73 per cent to an all-time closing high of 13,355.75. It touched its record intra-day peak of 13,366.65 in early trade.

RBI's order came days after the last instance of service outage across its digital banking channels, including internet banking, mobile banking and other payments