Oil prices fall and Asian stocks hit six-week high amid fresh hopes for Iran peace talks

NewsBusinessOil prices fall and Asian stocks hit six-week high amid fresh hopes for Iran peace talksDonald Trump says negotiations could resume in Pakistan over the next two daysStuti Mishra Wednesday 15 April 2026 05:02 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2957818","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/asian-stock-market-brent-crude-trump-us-iran-peace-talks-b2957818.html","title":"Oil prices fall and Asian stocks hit six-week high amid hopes for Iran peace talks"}}CloseRelated: Donald Trump says Iran war is ‘very close to over’Sign 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}Asian stocks climbed to their highest level in six weeks on Wednesday and oil prices extended their decline below $100 a barrel...