New Delhi, May 20 -- Reliance Industries share price surged as much as 2.6% on NSE despite the Indian stock market witnessing extreme volatility on Wednesday, 20 May.

The Mukesh Ambani-led conglomerate stock opened at Rs.1,318 apiece today, as compared to the previous close of Rs.1,322.70. RIL stock touched an intraday high of Rs.1,357.40 per share.

Meanwhile, the Indian stock market witnessed a gap-down start, with benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty 50 falling nearly 1% each during intraday trade. The markets, however, recouped some losses and remained choppy amid mixed geopolitical cues and continued uncertainty surrounding a possible resolution to the West Asian conflict.

It is to be noted that there was no immediate trigger behind ...