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Oil mixed as Hurricane Ida pounds US crude patch, Louisiana
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Oil prices pared early gains on Monday, off more than three-week highs reached earlier in the session as a powerful hurricane plowing through the Gulf of Mexico forced shutdowns and evacuations of hundreds of offshore oil platforms. Brent was up 16 cents or 0.2% at $72.86 a barrel by 0153 […]
How India achieved feat of 1.03 crore vaccination in a day
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands The record feat of 1.03 crore vaccine doses on August 27 was achieved on the back of Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, and Haryana notching up their highest daily jab numbers, villages joining the party with 70 percent of all jabs given in rural India, and Mumbai, Bengaluru and Gurgaon hitting their […]
US plans Covid-19 booster shots at six months instead of eight: Report
By Administrator_India Capital Sands US health regulators could approve a third Covid-19 shot for adults beginning at least six months after full vaccination, instead of the previously announced eight-month gap, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. Approval of boosters for three Covid-19 shots being administered in the United States include those manufactured by Pfizer and partner […]
Markets end flat after scaling new peaks; TCS rises over 1%
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands The Sensex closed modestly lower while the Nifty inched up to a fresh closing high on Wednesday as bulls took a breather amid a subdued trend overseas. Banking and finance stocks succumbed to profit-booking after the sharp-up move in the past few sessions, while IT and FMCG counters bucked the trend. After […]
Gold Down, but Remains Above $1,800 Mark Over Fed Taper Delay Expectations
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Gold was down on Tuesday morning in Asia but remained above the $1,800 level. Hopes are also growing that the U.S. Federal Reserve could delay its planned asset tapering thanks to the continuing spread of COVID-19. Gold futures edged down 0.17% to $1,803.25 by 12:12 AM ET (4:12 AM GMT) after rising […]
Oil prices rebound from 7-day losing streak as investors snap up bargains
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Oil prices reversed out of a seven-day losing stretch on Monday as investors punted on crude at bargain levels, though lingering fears over how a surge in global covid-19 cases might affect fuel demand combined with a firmer U.S. dollar to limit gains. Brent crude futures climbed 60 cents, or […]
Pfizer and Astra vaccines less effective after 90 days, says study
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands A British public health study has found that protection from either of the two most commonly used Covid-19 vaccines against the now prevalent Delta variant of the coronavirus weakens within three months. It also found that those who get infected after receiving two shots of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or the AstraZeneca vaccine […]
Sensex touches 56,000 but ends in the red; bank stocks tumble
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands The BSE Sensex scaled the 56,000-mark for the first time on Wednesday but finished in the red following a late sell-off as investors pocketed gains in banking, finance, and IT stocks. Snapping its four-session record-setting spree, the 30-share benchmark closed 162.78 points or 0.29 percent lower at 55,629.49. It touched its all-time […]