India, Nov. 4 -- Qatar is continuing with the talks between the U.S. and Iran on Wednday, and said it expects an interim deal, despite fresh U.S. strikes and continued threats to shipping through Hormuz.
Oil prices traded lower on Wednesday. Brent crude futures dropped 0.9 percent to $102.64, while WTI crude futures were down 0.7 percent at $95.47.
Gold prices jumped nearly 3 percent. Spot gold soared 2.9 percent to $4,043.97 an ounce while U.S. gold futures were up 2.9 percent at $4,053.85.
The U.S. dollar dropped against all of its Group-of-10 peers.
Initial trends from the U.S. Futures Index suggest that Wall Street might open significantly up on Wednesday.
As of 7.35 am ET, the Dow futures were up 867.00 points, the S&P 500 futures...