London Wrap: Metals Firm as Oil Tumbles, Bourses Slip
Gold rose 1.3% and silver firmed as crude sank over 4% and Europe's bourses slipped, with the IBEX off 1.21% and crypto leading the losers.
Gold rose 1.3% and silver firmed as crude sank over 4% and Europe's bourses slipped, with the IBEX off 1.21% and crypto leading the losers.

USOil trades at 88.06, down 4.03% on the session, holding above its 50- and 200-day averages but 26.3% below its 52-week high.
Gold leads at $4,180.99, up 1.3%, as U.S. crude sinks 4% and the dollar firms against the majors. Bitcoin holds $83,375 while the alt tail slides.
Crude led the losses as Brent and WTI slid, while the Nikkei, Wall Street and the Japanese yen firmed and precious metals bounced.

UKOil trades at 97.41, off 3.23% on the day, 1.8% under its 20-day but 5.8% above the 200-day. RSI is neutral at 51.1 and the weekly trend stays up.
Litecoin surged 16% to lead a broad crypto rally into the London close, while crude climbed over 2% and European equities edged higher.
Crude oil jumped over 3% while Polkadot, Uniswap and Dogecoin led a crypto sell-off and platinum, silver and gold retreated as the dollar firmed.
Crude led London's session with UKOil up 3.72% and USOil 3.40%, while Polkadot fell 10% and platinum, silver and gold slid amid a firmer dollar.
Oil jumps 3-4% while crypto sells off hard β Polkadot -10%, Uniswap -9.7%, Bitcoin near $84,400 β and the dollar firms against euro, pound and Aussie.
Bitcoin Cash jumped 28% and UNI 14% as small-cap crypto ran, while crude slid over 2% and US indices split with the Nasdaq 100 out front.
Bitcoin Cash surged 28% and UNI 14% while EUR/USD and GBP/USD held flat and WTI crude slid below $90, down nearly 8% on the week.
Polkadot leads a crypto bounce while crude drops over 3% and the dollar firms across the majors. Here's where markets stand at the open.