Crypto did the heavy lifting into the London close, with Tezos (XTZUSD) up 8.49% to $0.3004 and Uniswap (UNIUSD) up 8.14% to $7.5375 β€” the session’s two biggest gainers across all 83 instruments.

The precious metals complex sat at the other end of the board, with every major metal finishing lower.

Crypto

Tezos led, its 8.49% jump stretching a 21.77% monthly gain. Uniswap’s 8.14% move to $7.5375 leaves it 15.51% higher on the month, even after a 4.67% weekly dip.

The strength was broad. Bitcoin Cash (BCHUSD) added 2.95% to $272.86 and GRTUSD rose 2.78% to extend a 43.09% monthly run, while Dogecoin gained 2.81% to $0.0842. Bitcoin firmed 1.86% to $83,260.40, flat on the week but 6.52% higher on the month. Ethereum rose 2.56% to $2,505.88 and XRP added 2.08% to $1.3674.

Metals

Silver (XAGUSD) was the day’s biggest loser of any asset, down 1.83% to $59.14 and 6.31% lower on the month, though still up 13.84% on the year. Platinum (XPTUSD) fell 1.48% to $1,664.38 and Palladium (XPDUSD) lost 1.36% to $1,127.21, deepening a 12.17% monthly decline. Gold (XAUUSD) held up better, easing just 0.23% to $4,160.88 and still 1.28% higher on the week.

Currencies

The dollar was broadly offered. It fell 0.81% against the South African rand to 16.404, 0.80% against the Swedish krona to 9.9568 and 0.71% against the Polish zloty to 3.9014. EUR/USD rose 0.33% to 1.11962, GBP/USD added 0.35% to 1.32544 and NZD/USD climbed 0.45% to 0.56108.

The Mexican peso was the exception: USD/MXN rose 0.51% to 18.352, now 7.13% higher on the month. USD/JPY was little changed at 158.35, down 0.11%.

Indices and energy

European boards were mixed and quiet: the CAC 40 (FR40) rose 0.44% to 7,832.88 and the DAX 40 (DE40) added 0.25% to 25,295.48, while the Euro Stoxx 50 (EU50) slipped 0.10% to 6,181.68 and the FTSE 100 (UK100) edged up 0.07% to 10,647.24. In crude, USOil gained 1.57% to $93.81 to sit 6.18% higher on the week, and UKOil added 0.49% to $104.45, now up 68.23% over the year.

The precious metals complex remains the session’s clear weak spot, with silver, platinum and palladium all finishing lower.