Guwahati: Gautam Adani, founder and chairman of Adani Group on Wednesday replaced Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) chairman Mukesh Ambani to become Asia’s richest person. According to the reports, Adani’s net worth increased drastically since April 2020. On 18 March 2020, his net worth was USD 4.91 billion.Also Read – Massive Jump! India’s GDP Likely to Grow 8.1 Per Cent in Q2 FY22, Says SBI Report
In last 20 months, the net worth of Gautam Adani saw a spike of over 1808 percent i.e., whopping USD 83.89 billion. In the same period, Mukesh Ambani’s net worth increased by 250 percent i.e., USD 54.7 billion.
Earlier, the Bloomberg Billionaire Index had suggested that Adani’s current net worth is USD 88.8 billion which is just USD 2.2 billion less than the net worth of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) chairman Mukesh Ambani. Also Read – How Fuel Prices Can Be Slashed Further? Nitin Gadkari Suggests This Idea, Says ‘Petrol, Diesel Taxes Can Go Down If…’
According to a ET report, after the recent scrapping of O2C deal, the shares of Reliance Industries stayed under pressure and were quoting 1.07 per cent lower at Rs 2,360.70. Whereas the Adani group stocks were trading higher.
Adani Enterprises was up 2.94 per cent higher at Rs 1757.70. Adani Ports rose 4.87 per cent to Rs 764.75. Adani Transmission gained 0.50 per cent to Rs 1,950.75 while Adani Power shares also added 0.33 per cent to Rs 106.25.
