U.S. stock futures pointed to a moderately higher open, with Dow futures up 78 points and S&P 500 futures up 18 points at 8:00 a.m. ET. On Tuesday, the Dow jumped 529.85 points (1%) to 52,495.88, the S&P 500 rose 0.3% to 7,712.57, and the Nasdaq slipped to 26,424.82. Oil prices rose, with Brent up 1.1% to $110 a barrel and WTI up 1.2% to $99, as investors weighed conflicting signals on efforts to end the U.S.-Iran war. Asian markets were mixed: Japan's Nikkei rose 0.85% to 64,621.24, while Shanghai fell 0.60% to 3,713.03 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng dropped 0.90% to 23,651.87. The article also lists upcoming U.S. data releases, including the Atlanta Fed inflation expectations, the EIA petroleum report and a 20-year Treasury auction.
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