India, April 18 -- Despite lingering anxiety about the Fed's rate cut timing, markets cheered the positive earning updates from the corporate sector while also closely looking out for hints about geopolitical issues, particularly in the Middle East.

Wall Street Futures are trading higher. European benchmarks are trading mostly in the green zone. Asian shares finished on a positive note. Dollar Index edged down. Bond yields mostly eased. Demand concerns continued to drag down crude oil prices. Gold moved higher amidst persisting geopolitical tensions. Cryptocurrencies mostly declined.

Here is a glance of the major world markets at this hour.

Stock Indexes:

DJIA (US30) at 37,831.20, up 0.21% S&P 500 (US500) at 5,033.60, up 0.23% Germany's...