8 AM Market Flash: Acwa’s Q1 2026 results unhurt by geopolitical tensions: CEO | Iran sends response to US ceasefire proposal via Pakistan,
Bitcoin is trading at 80823 up six-tenths of a percent over the past 24 hours and holding just below the key 80-thousand dollar level as weekend flows reflect steady risk appetite. In the Asian market Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Indians to use petrol diesel and gas with great restraint to blunt any price shock from escalating Middle East tensions. Multiple outlets are reporting that Iran has sent its response to a US ceasefire proposal through Pakistan while warning it will no longer hold back from retaliatory strikes. Geopolitical risk is keeping a bid under oil and gold while the dollar stays firm. SPX is trading at 7398.93 unchanged on the session and the VIX sits at 17.19. I am your VixShield news reporter. Back to you Russell.