Digital assets dominated the day’s mover list as the London session wound down. XRP added 5.78% to 1.5454 and is now up 54.28% on the week, the standout across every asset class in the feed.

Crypto

The strength was broad. Ethereum rose 2.36% to 2,479.07, Solana gained 2.44% to 96.04, and Dogecoin climbed 2.73% to 0.0942. Bitcoin added 1.20% to 77,979.43, extending a 20.95% weekly advance.

Cardano firmed 1.42% to 0.2288 and BNB rose 1.61% to 705.35. The weekly and monthly context is strong across the board β€” XRP is up 41.02% on the month, Cardano 39.26%, and Ethereum 32.39% β€” though the one-year picture remains deeply negative, with XRP still down 48.92% and Cardano off 74.82%.

Metals

Precious metals held their bid. Gold added 0.46% to 4,624.34, up 14.10% on the month and 37.26% over the year. Silver gained 0.59% to 69.36, extending a run that has it 19.20% higher on the month and 78.30% higher year-on-year.

Platinum was flat at 1,886.86 but sits 18.60% higher on the month, and palladium edged up 0.23% to 1,355.01.

FX and indices

Currency moves were muted. EUR/USD was near unchanged at 1.16755, holding a 2.70% monthly gain, while GBP/USD eased 0.06% to 1.36324. The dollar was softer against the Nordics, with USD/NOK down 0.36% to 9.26581 and NOK/SEK the biggest FX faller at -0.70%.

The rand and peso firmed against the greenback: USD/ZAR slipped 0.17% to 15.98, down 4.89% on the month, and USD/MXN fell 0.30% to 16.866. USD/JPY eased 0.16% to 158.71, now 3.13% lower on the month.

European equities closed higher. The IBEX 35 led with a 0.80% gain to 19,956.17, up 29.55% on the year, while the Euro Stoxx 50 rose 0.58% to 6,455.78. The DAX 40 added 0.19% to 26,158.41 and the CAC 40 rose 0.24%. London’s FTSE 100 lagged with a 0.13% gain to 10,821.61, though it holds a 15.93% yearly advance.

Wall Street futures pointed higher into the European close, with the S&P 500 up 0.20% at 7,686.28 and the Nasdaq 100 up 0.32% at 29,390.38 β€” the latter still 2.04% lower on the week. In Asia, the Hang Seng gained 0.78% to 25,898.16, while the Nikkei 225 added 0.34% but remains down 3.97% over the week.

Energy

Crude was the session’s weak spot. USOil fell 0.93% to 85.65 and UKOil dropped 0.90% to 91.35, trimming weekly gains of 1.90% and 2.08% respectively. Both barrels remain firmly higher over the year, up 34.65% and 35.80%.

Crude remains the clearest laggard as the London day closes against a firm equity and crypto backdrop.