US stocks rise. Trump says he expects a 'great deal' with Iran

Major U.S. stock indexes opened slightly higher on April 21, with markets reacting to U.S. President Donald Trump's statements about expecting a "great deal" with Iran - and hoping for continued talks between Washington and Tehran in Pakistan.

Against this background, the broad index of American shares S&P 500 in the first minutes of trading added 0.27%, technological Nasdaq Composite - 0.2%, the index of "blue chips" Dow Jones is growing by 0.7%. The Russell 2000 index of small and medium capitalization companies is up 0.35%.

Brent oil with delivery in June costs about $95 per barrel (decreasing by 0.56% against the previous closing level). American WTI also loses about 0.8% and trades at $88.87 per barrel.

The VIX Volatility Index, also known as the Wall Street Fear Index, is up 0.79% to 19 points - any VIX values above 20 indicate increased volatility in the market.

Spot gold falls 0.69% to $4787.28 an ounce.

CNBC aired an interview with Trump shortly before the start of the US trading session in which he said that he believes the US will "end up making a great deal" with Iran. This agreement, the American leader believes, should end the war that has been going on for almost two months. At the same time, Trump said he has no plans to extend the cease-fire agreement with Tehran, which runs through April 22. On that day, CNN sources told CNN, a second round of U.S.-Iran talks was scheduled to take place in Islamabad, Pakistan. However, due to the parties' tough rhetoric, things could change, they warned.

Investors will also be watching the ongoing reporting season (UnitedHealth Group and GE Aerospace have already presented their results on April 21), as well as the U.S. Senate confirmation hearings for Trump's nominee Kevin Warsh to head the Federal Reserve, Reuters points out.

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