US officials say they are continuing active discussions with Iran; international oil prices turned lower during the day.

The three major U.S. stock indexes made a short-term rally, with the Nasdaq narrowing its decline to 0.3%. International crude oil prices plunged sharply, with WTI and Brent oil turning negative during the day. In terms of news, according to Al Jazeera, U.S. officials said that the United States continues to hold active discussions with Iran through intermediaries; if the nuclear issue is not resolved, no agreement will be reached. Trump is reportedly ready to ease sanctions on Iran and unfreeze its frozen assets in exchange for progress on the Iranian nuclear issue.