India, May 21 -- The Market sentiments continue to be influenced by the Middle East conflict as U.S.-Iran peace talks are yet to reach a consensus. The initiative to break the deadlock and launch new peace talks has failed to find a way forward.
Oil prices were little changed in the Asian trading session. Brent crude futures for July delivery were down 0.3 percent at $104.72 a barrel while WTI crude futures slipped 0.2 percent to $98.07. Gold dipped toward $4,500 an ounce.
Initial trends from the U.S. Futures Index suggest that Wall Street might open lower on Thursday.
As of 7.50 am ET, the Dow futures were down 73.00 points, the S&P 500 futures were declining 19.00 points and the Nasdaq 100 futures were sliding 129.75 points.
The U.S. ...