GRT led the entire tape as London closed, jumping 22.99% to $0.0337. The move extends a run of 44.02% on the week and 105.49% on the month, dwarfing every other instrument on the board even as it sits 59.15% lower over the year.

Crypto

The rest of the majors were quieter. Litecoin was the day’s steepest faller, down 1.99% to $71.07, though it still holds a 45.16% monthly gain. Polkadot added 1.37% to $1.255 and is up 48.87% on the month; Solana rose 1.24% to $122.82 and BNB firmed 0.60% to $776.88.

Bitcoin nudged 0.21% higher to $84,585, and Ethereum eased 0.35% to $2,685.91 β€” both still carrying month gains of 8.15% and 9.31% despite softer weeks. Bitcoin Cash slipped 0.63% to $333.49 but remains 24.83% higher on the week, and XRP eased 0.26% to $1.5219. Stellar and Tezos sit sharply higher on the month, up 20.74% and 54.96% respectively.

Metals

Precious metals were the session’s clear weak spot. Palladium fell 0.94% to $1,256.30, now down 12.19% on the month. Silver lost 0.90% to $63.73, off 4.36% on the week yet still 37.79% higher year on year.

Gold slipped 0.60% to $4,260.55, extending a 2.47% weekly and 4.35% monthly decline while holding a 13.11% annual gain. Platinum eased 0.72% to $1,769.75.

Currencies and indices

European equities firmed into the close. The Euro Stoxx 50 rose 0.56% to 6,339.98 and Spain’s IBEX 35 added 0.51%, the latter up 29.08% on the year. France’s CAC 40 edged up 0.09% to 8,126.19, but the DAX 40 lagged, down 0.24% to 25,477.20, and the FTSE 100 slipped 0.15% to 10,727.95. US benchmarks were softer, with the Dow off 0.38% and the S&P 500 down 0.26%.

In currencies, NOKSEK was the biggest mover, down 1.03% to 1.03099. The euro was little changed at 1.13814, though down 1.71% on the month, while sterling eased 0.10% to 1.32279 and sits 1.04% lower on the week. EUR/GBP was flat at 0.85979 and USD/JPY held at 157.27. The rand firmed, with USD/ZAR down 0.64% to 16.182.

Crude held its recent strength: UKOil rose 0.68% to $98.08 and USOil added 0.45% to $91.92, both up more than 10% on the month.

Metals stayed the session’s soft spot into the New York handover.