New Delhi, April 24 -- The US stock market's flagship indices are set to open for a positive start, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq expected to surge over 1%. Fresh hopes of a resolution to the Middle East crisis, set to enter its third month soon, moderation in crude oil prices, along with stock-specific triggers, are expected to drive the Wall Street higher.

Futures for all three indices - S&P 500, Dow Jones and Nasdaq 100 - were trading higher by 0.43, 0.14% and 1.35%, respectively, at the time of writing this report after trading flat earlier. Both S&P and Nasdaq were near 52-week high levels.

The sentiment received a fresh fillip following a Reuters report, citing a Pakistani government source, stating that Iranian Foreign Minister Abba...