Crypto topped the day’s gainers board as European equities firmed into the London close. Dogecoin led at +4.43% to $0.0967, with Cardano close behind at +3.41% to $0.2515.

Crypto

Tezos (XTZUSD) added 2.77% to $0.3045 and is up 43.16% on the month, the strongest 30-day run in the group. Stellar rose 2.00% to $0.21998 despite a 5.14% weekly loss, and XRP gained 1.76% to $1.511.

The majors moved less. Bitcoin added 1.32% to $85,847.82, extending its month to +7.56%, while Ethereum rose 0.72% to $2,705.82 and Solana 1.53% to $121.35. Among the smaller tokens, Polkadot’s 1.44% rise to $1.199 leaves it 31.33% higher on the month, and Litecoin’s 0.46% gain to $70.55 holds a 29.05% monthly advance. Bitcoin Cash was the sector’s outlier at -1.11% to $315.87, though it still carries a 23.39% monthly gain.

European equities

The Euro Stoxx 50 led the regional boards, up 1.25% to 6,255.78, with the CAC 40 close behind at +1.19% to 7,918.48. Spain’s IBEX 35 added 0.57% and the DAX 40 edged up 0.16% to 25,309.23. The FTSE 100 lagged at +0.09% to 10,504.35. All four still carry negative weeks β€” the Euro Stoxx off 1.35%, the CAC down 2.57%.

Asia set the contrast. The Hang Seng was the day’s biggest loser at -2.27% to 23,879.76, extending its monthly decline to 6.99%. The Nikkei 225 was flat at -0.02% but holds a 6.31% week and a 46.09% year. US benchmarks were quieter, the Nasdaq 100 up 0.30% and the S&P 500 up 0.14%.

FX, energy and metals

Currency moves were small and dollar-soft at the fringes. The Norwegian krone firmed, USDNOK -0.55% to 9.55186, with USDSEK -0.47% and USDZAR -0.48%. EURUSD held at 1.1257, up 0.08% on the day but down 3.05% on the month, while EURGBP was little changed at 0.84999 and GBPUSD barely moved at 1.32341. Dollar/yen was flat at 157.85.

Oil eased. UKOil fell 0.68% to $101.10, trimming a 3.01% weekly gain, and USOil slipped 0.60% to $89.83. Metals were steadier: gold added 0.08% to $4,142.68 and silver 0.50% to $60.65, though silver remains 8.37% lower on the month. Platinum rose 0.57% to $1,705.70 and palladium 0.47%, the latter still down 15.19% over 30 days.

The Hang Seng remains the session’s weak spot, the only index off more than 2% on the day.