International oil prices fell sharply on the evening of March 23. As of 7:10 p.m., New York crude futures were trading at $85.66 per barrel, down 12% for the day, while Brent crude dropped to $94.33 per barrel, declining over 11% during the session.
Precious metals prices rebounded, with spot gold narrowing its losses and spot silver turning positive.
U.S. stock index futures for the three major indices surged significantly, each rising more than 2%. Earlier in the session, stock index futures had experienced a broad decline.
European stock markets also rebounded swiftly, with France's CAC 40 index climbing nearly 1.5%. The FTSE China A50 Index Futures and MSCI China A50 Connect Index Futures both rose close to 1.5%.
According to reports, U.S. President Donald Trump stated on the social media platform Truth Social on the 23rd that "the United States and Iran have held very good and productive discussions over the past two days." Trump indicated that he has directed a suspension of all military strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for five days, contingent on the success of ongoing meetings and negotiations.
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