Wall Street leaned on tech into the close. The Nasdaq 100 added 1.37% to 30,105.43, outpacing the S&P 500’s 0.72% rise to 7,802.66 and the Dow’s 0.16% gain at 53,862.17.

That strength stood in contrast to a broad pullback across metals and energy.

Indices

The Nasdaq 100 is up 26.56% over the past year and 1.32% on the week. The S&P 500 carries a 20.64% annual gain, while the Dow sits 19.55% higher year-on-year despite a flat weekly print at -0.28%.

Europe was mixed. The Euro Stoxx 50 rose 0.24% to 6,560.98 and the DAX 40 edged up 0.15% to 26,404.87, but the CAC 40 slipped 0.30% and the FTSE 100 fell 0.23% to 10,794.41. Asia’s standout remained the Nikkei 225, up 1.12% to 69,108.37 and a striking 61.55% higher over the year. The Hang Seng lagged, down 0.38% and off 2.20% on the week.

Metals and energy

The precious complex was the session’s weak spot. Palladium dropped 4.17% to 1,313.04 and platinum fell 2.31% to 1,716.78. Gold shed 1.46% to 4,349.69 and silver eased 1.32% to 64.42, though both hold firm longer-term β€” gold up 30.40% and silver up 69.53% over twelve months.

Crude retreated after a strong week. USOil fell 1.59% to 80.44 and UKOil dropped 1.57% to 85.59, trimming a weekly advance that still stands above 5% for both grades.

Currencies

FX was quiet by comparison. EUR/USD held at 1.15262, barely changed on the day, while GBP/USD slipped 0.09% to 1.34845. USD/JPY firmed 0.09% to 159.47, extending a 1.06% weekly climb.

The Mexican peso was among the firmer names, with USD/MXN down 0.23% to 17.017 and lower by 9.47% over the year. USD/ZAR ticked up 0.09% to 16.149. Scandinavian crosses saw the most movement, with USD/SEK off 0.24% to 9.55605.

Crypto

Digital assets were split. Bitcoin was flat at 63,391.39, down 0.03%, while Ethereum added 0.50% to 1,886.56. Solana rose 0.74% to 76.06 and XRP gained 0.27% to 1.0066.

The outlier was Bitcoin Cash, down 3.30% to 205.34, one of the day’s larger declines outside the metals pit.

With the Nasdaq’s tech-led bid and the metals unwind pulling in opposite directions, the gold-versus-equities gap remains the clearest divide on the tape.