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Jio Platforms lists on NSE as 3,138th company, making Ambani family proud with a 21.36% surge

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The trading debut drove parent firm Reliance Industries Group past the Tata Group to claim the title of India's largest conglomerate by market capitalization. Four generations of the Ambani family gathered for the ceremonial bell ringing to celebrate the historic market entry. Later in the day, the family visited Mumbai's Shree Siddhivinayak Ganapati Temple before concluding festivities with a public drone show along Marine Drive. Mukesh Ambani used the occasion to reinforce that the enterprise would remain indivisible under the collective guidance of his three children.

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  • Mukesh Ambani announced the enterprise will remain one indivisible Reliance guided collec…: Mukesh Ambani announced the enterprise will remain one indivisible Reliance guided collectively by the next generation of siblings.
  • The company successfully debuted on the National Stock Exchange following the largest pub…: The company successfully debuted on the National Stock Exchange following the largest public offering in India's history.
  • Celebrations for the milestone listing concluded with an evening public drone show staged…: Celebrations for the milestone listing concluded with an evening public drone show staged along Mumbai's Marine Drive.

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Wednesday saw Jio Platforms becoming the 3,138th company to list on the NSE, after the country's biggest public offering.

The markets, it seems, were waiting with bated breath for Jio Platforms, and a listing pop of 21.36% duly made it the second most valuable Indian company by market cap. Parent Reliance Industries Group also became the largest Indian conglomerate by market cap, leaving the Tata Group behind.

For the Ambani family, this was the moment when life came full circle.

Read more: Anant Ambani dedicates Jio's massive enterprise value to everyday Indians in moving NSE speech

If Reliance Industries' (RIL) November 1977 IPO started a revolution that made many ordinary investors an extraordinary amount of money, the Jio listing was celebrated by the family-as well as investors-as the reward of that journey.

While the next generation leaders of the Ambani family have been in the spotlight for a while, this event perhaps was meant to be their passing-out-parade. All three siblings took to the stage.

RIL executive director Anant Ambani started his speech by thanking the investors and customers of…

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