Asian shares rise after some losses due to Omicron but risks loom large
By Administrator_India Capital Sands Asian stocks rose on Tuesday, shrugging off a bruising Wall Street session, as Chinese markets cheered Beijing’s push to help troubled property firms, although surging cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant persist as a worry for investors. U.S. stock indexes retreated more than 1% as positive COVID-19 case counts rose and President Joe Biden’s social spending and […]
Rupee gains, bond yields stable after US Fed keeps policy rates unchanged
By Administrator_India Capital Sands The rupee closed at 76.09 a dollar, up from its previous close of 76.23 a dollar The Indian rupee gained on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve (US Fed) kept its policy rates unchanged while tightening the pace of normalisation. Bond yields also remained steady as the US Fed policy fuelled risk appetite in the emerging […]
Sensex rebounds after 3-day slide; dovish Fed calms world markets
By Administrator_India Capital Sands Equity indices found firmer ground on Thursday after three sessions of losses, buoyed by metal and IT counters, in tandem with a positive trend overseas after the US Federal Reserve reiterated its dovish policy stance. A strengthening rupee and short-covering in select heavyweights added to the momentum, traders said. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 209.36 […]
Indian stock gains second best globally
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Indian stocks market surged 76% from the lows of March—the second-highest gainer among the world’s 10 largest stock markets—propelled by hopes of an early vaccine against covid and greater weightage in MSCI indices. Only Canadian stocks gained more—79%—while the US market, with gains of 73%, came in third. The Indian […]
U.K. Retail Sales Post Biggest Drop on Record Amid Lockdown
By Administrator_India Capital Sands U.K. retail sales fell the most since records began as restrictions to control the coronavirus forced all but essential stories to close. Sales including auto fuel declined a record 5.1% in March from February, the biggest drop since at least 1996, the Office for National Statistics said Friday. Sales excluding fuel dropped 3.7%. […]