Reliance Industries Ltd., operator of the world’s biggest oil refining complex, reported a surprise increase in third-quarter profit after revenue other than those from core operations rose. Net income rose 0.2 percent to 55.1 billion rupees ($894 million), or 17.10 rupees a share, in the quarter ended Dec. 31 from 55 billion rupees, or 17 rupees a share, a year earlier, according to a regulatory filing today. That beat the 53.1 billion-rupee median of 26 analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Sales rose 11 percent to 1.04 trillion rupees. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-17/reliance-industries-third-quarter-profit-unexpectedly-increases.html