Platinum led the day’s board, up 1.30% to 1648.65, with palladium close behind at +1.11% to 1129.25. Crypto sat at the other end: GRTUSD fell 5.81% and Polkadot dropped 4.95% to 1.057.
Metals
The precious complex took the top gainer spots. Platinum’s 1.30% rise still leaves it down 8.76% on the month, and palladium’s 1.11% bounce sits against a 13.55% monthly fall.
Silver added 0.69% to 57.37 but remains the standout fader over longer horizons, off 4.76% on the week and 13.40% on the month. Gold firmed 0.46% to 4184.91, holding roughly flat on the week at +0.34% while still down 4.42% over the month.
Crypto
The sell-off was broad. Behind GRTUSD’s 5.81% drop and Polkadot’s 4.95% slide, XTZUSD fell 4.76% and Bitcoin Cash lost 3.26% to 265.95. Tezos is down 22.95% on the month, the deepest 30-day fall in the group.
The majors held better. Bitcoin eased just 0.57% to 80,913.94 and is down only 1.01% on the week, while Ethereum slipped 1.69% to 2358.55. UNIUSD was the lone crypto gainer at +0.66%.
Europe and FX
European indices were mixed. The DAX 40 rose 0.46% to 25,577.70 and the FTSE 100 added 0.33% to 10,872.00, up 2.18% on the week. The Euro Stoxx 50 fell 0.54% and the CAC 40 dropped 0.58% to 7895.50.
The euro softened across the board, with EUR/USD down 0.47% to 1.11833 and off 2.61% on the month. EUR/GBP eased 0.36% to 0.83983, EUR/JPY fell 0.46%, and EUR/CAD lost 0.64%.
Wall Street indices pointed higher into the London close, the Nasdaq 100 up 0.85% to 29,437.37 and the S&P 500 up 0.51%, though the Nasdaq is still down 3.75% on the week. The Nikkei 225 closed up 0.92% but carries a 5.62% weekly loss.
What to watch
Crude pulled back, with USOil off 1.49% to 97.55 and UKOil down 1.50% to 105.95, both still firmly higher over the month. Crypto remains the session’s clear weak spot, with Tezos, Polkadot and GRTUSD all down more than 4.7%.
