India, May 18 -- Sentiment in global markets improved as crude oil prices fell following reports in the Iranian media about a temporary waiver of sanctions on Iranian crude oil.
Wall Street Futures are trading mildly in the green. Benchmarks in Europe are also trading in positive territory. Earlier in the day, Asian markets had finished trading on a mostly negative note.
The 6-currency Dollar Index which measures the U.S. Dollar's strength against a basket of 6 currencies has slipped around a quarter percent. Bond yields also mostly eased. Both the crude oil benchmarks have declined more than a percent from Friday's levels. Gold is trading just above the flatline. Cryptocurrencies are trading on a negative note.
Here is a snapshot of the...