The day’s sharpest moves sit at opposite ends of the crypto board. Uniswap (UNIUSD) surged 9.57% to 5.127, extending its week to +18.39%, while Polygon (MATUSD) dropped 7.64% to 0.0895, now down 15.96% on the week despite a 45.29% monthly gain.

Crypto

The majors were far calmer. Bitcoin added 0.55% to 78,639.81, still up 25.32% on the month but down 27.35% on the year. Ethereum rose 0.92% to 2,479.67, holding a 34.57% monthly advance.

Solana bucked the tone, sliding 1.13% to 104.37 even as it keeps a 45.30% month and a 5.52% week. XRP was flat at 1.3947, down 5.83% over the week but up 31.70% on the month. BNB firmed 0.65% to 695.80, while Cardano eased 0.75% to 0.1996 and Dogecoin slipped 0.59% to 0.0846.

Currencies

The majors barely moved. EUR/USD held at 1.15744 (-0.04%), off 0.80% on the week. GBP/USD sat at 1.3528 and USD/JPY at 160.05, both within a few hundredths of flat. The Australian dollar traded at 0.71533, up 9.34% on the year.

The standout in FX was the rand: USD/ZAR fell 1.16% to 15.953, down 3.42% on the month and 9.57% on the year. The Norwegian krone also firmed, with USD/NOK down 0.26% to 9.34623. Elsewhere USD/SEK edged up 0.04% to 9.60114, and USD/CAD was steady at 1.39097.

Indices and commodities

Equities split by region. The Nikkei 225 dropped 1.5% to 64,818.40, though it remains up 53.17% on the year. Wall Street softened, with the Nasdaq 100 down 0.73% to 29,238.63, the S&P 500 off 0.45% at 7,677.70, and the Dow down 0.29% to 53,402.65.

Europe leaned the other way. The CAC 40 gained 0.81% to 8,402.11, the Euro Stoxx 50 rose 0.74% to 6,478.58, and the IBEX 35 added 0.65% to 20,015.28. The DAX bucked the group, down 0.36% to 26,459.04.

Crude was firm on both sides. USOil rose 1.42% to 84.01 and UKOil gained 1.35% to 88.99, each holding annual gains above 31% despite slightly negative weeks.

Metals

Precious metals steadied after a soft week. Gold added 0.10% to 4,458.95, still down 4.72% over the week but up 29.32% on the year. Silver rose 0.20% to 66.45, off 4.66% on the week yet up 67.09% over twelve months. Platinum firmed 0.33% to 1,834.20.

Into the new session, the crypto tape remains the widest of the day, with Uniswap and Polygon defining both extremes while the FX majors hold tight ranges.