Monthly archives: June, 2020

Indian shares rise on recovery hopes, Nifty set for best quarter in 11 years

Sensex, Nifty gain as HDFC Bank earnings boost financials

By Administrator_India Capital Sands Indian shares rose on Tuesday, with the benchmark index set for its best quarter since 2009, as upbeat U.S. and China data renewed economic recovery hopes, while investors awaited Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech later in the day. The Nifty rose 0.74% to 10,389.05 by 0351 GMT, while the Sensex was …

Higher Education University Rankings 2020: Capital University, Jharkhand ranks 64th, notches up from 68th position of last year

Higher Education University Rankings 2020

New Delhi : CapitalUniversity India has ranked 64th in the 2020 Higher Education University Rankings. Last year, CUJ was 68th and it has moved 04 notches up this year. It is second among-st  the Indian Universities. THE’s 2020 University Rankings reveal the best universities under 50 years old, assessing them across teaching, research, international outlook and their work …

Major U.S. airline CEOs to hold White House meeting Friday

Major U.S. airline CEOs to hold White House meeting Friday

By Administrator_India Capital Sands The CEOs of major U.S. airlines are set to hold a meeting Friday to discuss several coronavirus-related travel issues, including a push to convince the federal government to mandate temperature checks for passengers, three people briefed on the matter said. The meeting with Vice President Mike Pence and other senior U.S. …

Oil prices fall further on virus fears, U.S. crude stock build

Oil Edges Up From Three-Week Low as Trump’s Outlook Improves

By Administrator_India Capital Sands Oil prices slipped on Thursday, extending losses of more than 5% in the previous session, weighed down by record high U.S. crude inventories and worries that a rapid resurgence in COVID-19 cases could choke a revival in fuel demand. U.S. WTI crude futures fell 26 cents, or 0.7%, to $37.75 per barrel at …

Japan’s success in curbing COVID-19 cases now hampers search for cures

Japan's success in curbing COVID-19 cases now hampers search for cures

By Administrator_India Capital Sands As nations race to develop treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, Japan has become a victim of its own success as slowing new infections has led to a shortage of patients to enroll in clinical trials. Clinical trials are underway for more than a dozen potential vaccines, including at least six in …

Oil Retreats Over U.S.-China Trade Deal Comments

Oil Retreats Over U.S.-China Trade Deal Comments

By Administrator_India Capital Sands Oil was down on Tuesday morning in Asia, giving up its earlier gains from the session. Brent oil futures fell 0.46% to $42.88 by 10:17 PM ET (3:17 AM GMT) and WTI futures slid 0.61% to $40.48. Investors were spooked after White House trade adviser Peter Navarro told the press on Monday that the …

Dollar heads for weekly gain as new infections sap confidence

Dollar rally sputters as Fed sends mixed signals on inflation

By Administrator_India Capital Sands The dollar headed for its best week in a month on Friday as a resurgence in coronavirus cases knocked confidence in a rapid economic recovery and drove investors to the safety of the world’s reserve currency. Geopolitical tensions on the Korean peninsula, in the Himalayas and between China and its trading …

India, China want peace but blame each other after deadly border clash

India, China want peace but blame each other after deadly border clash

By Administrator_India Capital Sands India and China said they wanted peace but blamed each other on Wednesday after soldiers of the two sides savagely fought each other with nail-studded clubs and stones on their Himalayan border, killing at least 20 Indian troops. “We never provoke anyone,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on national television, referring …

India’s election-bound Bihar state records nearly double national jobless rate

India's election-bound Bihar state records nearly double national jobless rate

By Administrator_India Capital Sands India’s eastern Bihar state, one of the country’s largest and poorest states, posted a steep rise in unemployment in the year ended June 2019 to record nearly double the national jobless rate, only months out from elections. The latest state unemployment data released on Tuesday is a lagging indicator and the …