It is noteworthy that the WhatsApp company is owned by the Facebook company. In April 2020, Facebook invested $ 5.7 billion in Geo. Although the investment was made in April, it was not until March that the news broke in the media.
Reliance Industries’ share price soared when it was announced in March that Facebook would invest in Geo. However, Reliance did not provide any explanation.
SEBI yesterday fined Reliance Reliance for not giving any explanation on the leak of sensitive information that could have raised the share price. Accordingly, Reliance and two officials have been fined Rs 30 lakh.