February 2021 - press24hrs

Trading Platform

Online trading platforms market 24×365 and binary opinion

Online trading platforms market 24×365 and binary opinion: How do you know if you’ve picked the absolute best of the lot? When it comes to picking a platform to trade, it’s always simpler when you have a checklist on how to pick the right broker! This guide does just that, walking you through everything one […]

Market

From BSE to Tokyo Stock Exchange, here’s a history of trading outages

By Administrator_India Capital Sands Trading stoppages are a common occurrence not just in India, but globally as well. Often the causes are software glitches, hardware failures, and internet connectivity problems. We look at some of the important instances. July 3, 2014: BSE halts trading for three hours due to network outage July 4, 2017: A Nasdaq glitch […]

Bitcoin under pressure as comeback fades

Market

Bitcoin tumbles 17% as doubts grow over starry valuations

By Administrator_India Capital Sands Bitcoin tumbled 17% on Tuesday, sparking a sell-off across cryptocurrency markets as investors grew nervous at sky-high valuations and leveraged players took profit. The world’s biggest cryptocurrency suffered its biggest daily drop in a month, falling as low as $45,000. Bitcoin was last down 11.3% at 0939 GMT. The drop extended a slump of nearly a fifth from […]

Commodity

Oil Surges as Investors Bet Commodity Demand to Take Off

By Administrator _India Capital Sands Oil surged as traders and investment banks see global supplies rapidly tightening in response to a vaccination-led recovery this summer. Futures in London jumped 3.7% on Monday, its largest daily gain since early January, as a range of bullish calls and upward revisions to price forecasts, boosted optimism over oil […]

International

Britain plans to unveil new visa scheme for financial technology workers

By Administrator_ India Capital Sands UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak plans to introduce new visas for financial technology workers in next month’s budget, part of a package of proposals in a report aimed at boosting the industry in the country, according to newspapers. The fast-track visa program is designed to lure global talent to Britain’s fintech companies and will […]

Mumbai sees bed rationing again as coronavirus cases rise sharply

India

India to test travellers from Brazil, South Africa, UK after detecting new virus strains

By Administrator_India Capital Sands India will make COVID-19 molecular tests mandatory for people arriving directly or indirectly from the United Kingdom, South Africa and Brazil in a bid to contain the spread of more infectious virus variants found in those countries. India, which has reported the highest number of overall COVID-19 cases after the United […]

Business

Jeff Bezos reclaims title of world’s richest person after Elon Musk slips

By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Jeff Bezos, who’d held the title for more than three years until last month, reclaimed his No. 1 position with a net worth of $191.2 billion, or $955 million more than Musk Elon Musk’s reign as the world’s richest person was brief. Tesla Inc. shares slid 2.4 percent on Tuesday, erasing […]

Economic news

India’s economy could recover and grow 10% in fiscal 2022, ratings agency S&P predicts

By Administrator_India Capital Sands Rating agency S&P Global Ratings said Tuesday that India is on track to recover from a pandemic-led economic contraction by next year. South Asia’s largest economy could grow 10% in fiscal 2022, the rating agency predicted in a report. India’s fiscal year begins on April 1 and ends on March 31 […]

Market

Sensex crosses 52,000-mark for first time amid huge investments by FPIs

By Administrator_ India Capital Sands The Sensex on Monday crossed the 52,000-mark for the first time amid huge investments by foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) in global equity markets. The 30-share index gained 609 points, or 1.2 percent, to end the session at 52,154. The Nifty50 rose 151 points, or 1 percent, to end the session at […]

Business

Bitcoin nears $50,000-mark as it hits a record in weekend action

By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Bitcoin reached a new record on Sunday, rising above $49,000 for the first time. The world’s largest cryptocurrency reached about $49,344 earlier in the day and was around $49,202 as of 10:20 a.m. in London. It’s now up about 70 percent so far this year. Rival cryptocurrency Ether hit a record on Saturday and […]

Month: February 2021