India, April 29 -- Rising oil prices and inflation worries continue to influence the investor sentiments on Wednesday. Jerome Powell's final FOMC meeting and press conference will be closely monitored today.
Early signs from the U.S. Futures Index suggest that Wall Street might open broadly up.
Reports suggest that Iran will likely file a revised proposal for ending the Middle East crisis.
In the Asian trading session, gold edged lower. Brent crude prices remained elevated above $113 a barrel.
As of 7.45 am ET, the Dow futures were sliding 4.00 points, the S&P 500 futures were adding 1.50 points and the Nasdaq 100 futures were progressing 81.25 points.
The U.S. major averages ended in negative territory. The Nasdaq slid 223.30 points o...