Oil falls and Asian stocks rise on hopes US-Iran talks will resume before ceasefire expires

NewsBusinessOil prices fall and Asian stocks rise on hopes US-Iran talks will resume before ceasefire expiresIran yet to commit to fresh talks even as truce expires on Wednesday evening Washington timeStuti Mishra Tuesday 21 April 2026 06:22 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2961500To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/oil-prices-stocks-iran-us-war-ceasefire-peace-talks-b2961504.html","title":"Oil prices fall and Asian stocks rise on hopes US-Iran talks will resume"}}CloseRelated: CNN polling guru quotes Happy Gilmore to explain Donald Trump's inflation slumpSign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planetGet our free Climate emailGet our free Climate emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Climate_Newsletter","regTitle":"Independent Climate","subscriptionGroup":"climate","subscriptionGroupId":"5a7ac7c1-5f39-48c0-8ee8-0b8e43b9e451","type":"climate_change","pathPrefix":"/climate-change","associatedAuthors":["Stuti Mishra"],"title":"Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet","mobileTitle":"Get our free Climate email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/climate1_1.png","description":"Sign up for news and advice on saving the planet","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveClimate","regSourceSection":"Business","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":true}Oil prices fell and Asian stocks rose on Tuesday as markets bet that the US and Iran would resume negotiati...