New Delhi, April 15 -- US stock futures are indicating a flat start to Wednesday's session, April 13, suggesting a pause in the rally after all the key averages closed the previous session with gains of over 1%, putting them just shy of record highs.

Futures for the three key indices-the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500, and the Nasdaq-were trading largely unchanged from the previous close.

Market sentiment has improved on expectations that easing tensions in the Middle East, after more than a month of hostilities, will help moderate oil prices and inflation while supporting a recovery in economic growth.

The US and Iran are seeking a second round of talks in the coming days, even as tensions in the Strait of Hormuz deepen the...