Around 2:10 PM GMT, the Nasdaq index was up 0.51%, the broader S&P 500 index rose 0.24%, and the Dow Jones was virtually unchanged (+0.07%).
"Oil prices are falling sharply again today, following yesterday's announcement of new US sanctions against Iran," note analysts at Briefing.com.
According to the analysts, this drop can be attributed to profit-taking after the price increases of recent weeks. This decline in crude oil prices somewhat ease…
The New York Stock Exchange opened up on Tuesday, helped by the relaxation of oil prices and bond rates, on the eve of the highly expected results of the Nvidia chips giant.