Global Markets Diverge On Mixed Signals From War Front

Global equity markets showed a mixed trend on Tuesday as the United States-Israel-Iran war continued along diverging paths of attacks and peace talks. While American and European markets inched marginally higher, indices in Asian markets traded in the red. Dow Futures and S&P Futures were marginally higher by 0.8 percent and 0.7 percent, respectively, according to Bloomberg TV as of 2:30 ET on March 31. The weak trend followed marginal changes in US markets, where the Dow Jones rose by 0.11 percent (49 points), while the S&P 500 declined 0.4 percent (25 points). The Nasdaq also declined 0.73 percent, or…