Crude oil led the day’s mainstream moves. Brent (UKOil) climbed 2.34% to $103.92 and WTI (USOil) added 2.05% to $98.68, both extending an 8.9% weekly run and month gains above 19%.

The standout on the tape was XTZUSD, up 10.68% to $0.2653, now 26.82% higher on the week and 54.15% on the month.

Indices

Europe closed higher into the London bell. The IBEX 35 rose 1.13% to 19,854.79, the Euro Stoxx 50 gained 1.02% to 6,319.38, and the CAC 40 added 0.81% to 8,175.15. The DAX 40 bucked the trend, slipping 0.57% to 25,407.51.

The FTSE 100 eased 0.22% to 10,640.51, holding a 15.04% year gain.

Asia set a heavier tone. The Nikkei 225 dropped 2.61% to 63,001.48, down 4.61% on the week and 8.26% on the month, though still up nearly 41% year-on-year. The Hang Seng edged up 0.3% to 24,803.46.

US futures lagged. The Nasdaq 100 fell 1.25% to 29,001.32, the S&P 500 lost 0.57% to 7,613.08, and the Dow eased 0.28% to 52,408.95.

Currencies

The Scandinavian crosses did the heavy lifting in FX. NOKSEK fell 1.55% to 1.02715, while the krona strengthened broadly: EURSEK dropped 1.12% to 11.09482, GBPSEK slid 1.19% to 12.93765, and USDSEK fell 1.12% to 9.56928.

The majors were quiet. EURUSD sat flat at 1.15951, GBPUSD held 1.35204, and USDJPY was unchanged at 153.49. The lira softened, with USDTRY up 0.72% to 48.59 and EURTRY up 0.76% to 56.35.

Metals and crypto

Precious metals drifted lower. Gold slipped 0.36% to $4,332.52 and silver fell 0.89% to $63.88, trimming weekly losses of 1.67% and 3.44%. Palladium was the softest, down 1.28% to $1,288.41 and off 8.07% on the week; platinum eased 0.68% to $1,791.05.

Beyond Tezos, crypto was mixed. Litecoin added 2.03% to $54.72 and GRTUSD rose 2.78%, while UNIUSD was the day’s biggest decliner at -3.89% to $6.121, despite an 89.07% monthly gain. Bitcoin held near flat at $77,366.04, up 22.78% on the month, and Ethereum eased 0.52% to $2,511.84.

Crude remains the session’s strongest thread, while the Nikkei and Nasdaq 100 mark the clearest weak spots into the New York handover.