Stock Futures Surge Higher – Bitcoin Snap Losing Streak and Oil shed to begin New Quarter

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Stock futures rose on Wednesday, while oil prices declined to start the month, as hope grew that an end to the U.S.-Iran war was on the horizon.

Futures linked to the S&P 500 were last up 0.8%, and Nasdaq 100 futures

gained 1%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures

added 371 points, or 0.8%.

Investors will get more clues on the path forward for the U.S.-Iran war Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET, with Trump set to deliver an address “to the nation to provide an important update.”