Mumbai, Jan 22 - Reliance Industries posted a net profit of Rs. 4,008 crore (Rs. 40.08 billion/$868 million) in the quarter that ended Dec 31, a 14.48 percent rise from the same quarter last fiscal.

Net sales grew 80.13 percent to Rs. 56,856 crore from Rs. 3,156.3 crore in the corresponding quarter last fiscal, the firm said in a regulatory statement to the National Stock Exchange. (IANS)