World Court says has preliminary jurisdiction in Myanmar genocide case

By Administrator_India, Capital Sands The International Court of Justice said on Thursday that it has jurisdiction to hear a case against Myanmar seeking emergency measures to prevent it committing genocide against its Rohingya minority. Presiding Judge Yusuf Abdulqawi, in the first minutes of reading the court’s decision, said the court does have sufficient jurisdiction to […]

Yen firm over China virus concern; Aussie jumps on jobs data

By Administrator_ India Capital Sands   The safe-haven Japanese yen was firm and the Chinese yuan fragile on Thursday as traders kept a wary eye on the spread of a virus in China, while the ailing Australian dollar jumped after a surprise drop in unemployment. Deaths from the flu-like coronavirus, rose to 17 on Wednesday. A […]

Stocks – DAX Hits New Record High as Virus Fears Fade in China

By  Administrator_India, Capital Sands Germany’s DAX index posted a record high shortly after the start of trading Wednesday, helped by the improved sentiment emerging from Asia regarding the new pneumonia-like virus in China. At 03:30 AM ET (0830 GMT), the benchmark index traded 0.5% higher at 13,627.38, just off the new high of 13,637.60. This breached the […]

Stocks – S&P Falls as U.S Coronavirus Scare Sours Sentiment

By Administrator, Capital Sands The S&P ended in the red Tuesday as selling hit Wall Street following news that the deadly coronavirus had reached the U.S. The S&P 500 lost 0.27%, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.19% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.52%. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the first case of the coronavirus in […]

China repeats call on Canada to release Huawei CFO Meng

By Ritu, Capital Sands China repeated its call on Monday for Canada to release detained Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou as soon as possible, ahead of the executive’s first extradition hearing later in the day. “The resolve of the Chinese government to protect Chinese citizens’ proper legal rights is firm and unwavering,” foreign […]

Asia shares camp on high ground, oil jumps on Libya shutdown

By Ritu, Capital Sands Asian shares neared a 20-month top on Monday as Wall Street extended its run of record peaks on solid U.S. economic data and lashes of liquidity from the Federal Reserve. Oil prices jumped as oilfields in southwest Libya began shutting down after forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar closed a pipeline, potentially […]

European shares at record high as cross-Atlantic trade tensions abate

By Ritu, Capital Sands European shares touched a record high on Friday after EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan struck a positive tone on talks with Washington, soothing some concerns over a possible escalation in trade tensions between the cross-Atlantic allies. The pan STOXX 600 index rose as much as 0.8% to a record high of […]

GBP/USD: Probes five-week-old falling trendline near 1.3080

By Ritu, Capital Sands   GBP/USD stays positive around a one-week high while taking the bids to 1.3080 during the Asian session on Friday. The pair confronts a short-term key resistance trend line following its U-turn from a multi-month-old rising support line. The GBP/USD pair is holding on to daily gains around 1.3070, positive in […]

Asian Stocks Rise as U.S.-China Signs Phase One Trade Deal

By Ritu, Capital Sands Asian stock markets traded mostly higher on Thursday in Asia as investors cheered the signing of the phase one U.S.-China trade deal. China’s Shenzhen Composite rose 0.2%, while the Shanghai Composite slipped 0.1%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index climbed 0.4%. Overnight, officials from the U.S. and China signed the phase one trade agreement, putting their […]