The Daily Bullion: Nikkei tops 70,800 as crypto slips
The Nikkei leads the open at 70,824.86, up 1.21% and 47.93% on the year, as the dollar softens across the majors and crypto turns broadly red.
The Nikkei leads the open at 70,824.86, up 1.21% and 47.93% on the year, as the dollar softens across the majors and crypto turns broadly red.

Stellar (XLMUSD) trades at $0.21556, down 3.61% on the day, in a daily uptrend but 47.44% below its 52-week high with a neutral 55.1 RSI.
Cardano jumps 3.51% and Polkadot 2.58% as crypto splits, Stellar down 3.61%; the dollar holds firm, Asian indices lead and crude slips.
Dogecoin jumped 4.43% to lead a broad crypto bid while Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 2.27%; Bitcoin held above $85,800 and European stocks firmed.
Crypto topped the day's gainers with Dogecoin +4.43% and Cardano +3.41%, while the Euro Stoxx 50 rose 1.25% and the Hang Seng fell 2.27%.

Dogecoin at $0.0967, up 4.43% on the day, holds above its 200-day average yet sits 64% under its 52-week high β RSI a neutral 59.7.
Crypto tops the board at the open β Dogecoin +4.43%, Cardano +3.41%, Bitcoin near $85,848 β while FX majors sit flat and Hang Seng sheds 2.27%.
Precious metals sold off across the board β platinum, palladium, silver and gold all lower β while US and European equities closed firmly higher.

Polkadot (DOTUSD) trades at 1.185, up 2.95% on the day. Above its 200-day average yet below the 50-week line, with RSI neutral at 56.4.

XTZUSD trades at 0.2824, down 5.74% on the session β above its 200-day average, 63.68% below the 52-week high, with a neutral 53.9 RSI.
Palladium led a muted, mixed reaction to the US jobs report at 12:30 UTC, rising 0.72% while Polygon firmed and most crypto names held steady.
Crude cracked nearly 4% into the New York close while gold, silver and palladium firmed and the dollar edged higher across the majors.