RIL operating profit may lag estimates - StarMine

Reuters Market Eye - Reliance Industries Ltd's operating profit may lag consensus estimates when it reports January-March quarter results on Friday, Thomson Reuters StarMine's SmartEstimates shows. StarMine's SmartEstimates, which places a greater emphasis on forecasts by top-rated analysts, expects Reliance to report an operating profit of 79.12 billion rupees ($1.31 billion) for the quarter, compared with a consensus mean estimate of 81.79 billion rupees. Reliance shares are trading up 0.1 percent on Wednesday. ($1 = 60.2400 rupees) (Reporting by Abhishek Vishnoi)