📊 Global Market Update

Advisory Bazaar Info Services

🔹 U.S. equity markets ended on a flat to positive note.

🔹 European equity markets closed mixed, with most major indices settling slightly lower.

🔹 Most Asian equity markets are trading higher on Monday, with South Korean stocks reaching fresh record highs.

🔹 Indian benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty, are trading with modest gains of around 50-10 points.

🔹 Chief negotiators from India and the United States will begin four-day discussions on Monday to finalize the details of the interim trade pact, the framework of which was agreed upon in February. The U.S. delegation will be led by Brendan Lynch, while India’s chief negotiator is Darpan Jain, Additional Secretary in the Department of Commerce.

🔹 Wall Street’s major indices closed at record highs on Friday and posted weekly as well as monthly gains. Strong results from Dell Technologies supported technology stocks, while investors continued to await details of a potential U.S.-Iran agreement.

🔹 Investors remain focused on developments surrounding U.S.-Iran relations, although overall sentiment across Asian markets remains positive.

🛢️ Crude Oil Update

🔹 Crude oil prices rebounded sharply on Monday after touching their lowest levels in six weeks.

🔹 Market participants are assessing the prospects of a peace agreement between the U.S. and Iran, which could help restore normal energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz.

🔹 Brent crude advanced toward the $93 per barrel mark.