Crude led the New York tape higher. USOil rose 0.95% to 89.19 and UKOil added 0.79% to 99.94, nudging back toward the $100 handle, while US equity benchmarks closed broadly firmer. Crypto was the session’s clear laggard.

Wall Street and crude

The S&P 500 climbed 0.60% to 7,826.19, now up 16.6% over the past year. The Dow Jones 30 gained 0.47% to 51,554.07 and the Nasdaq 100 added 0.48% to 31,249.09, the latter 2.31% higher on the week and 25.85% over twelve months.

Overnight, Japan’s Nikkei 225 set the pace, up 1.21% to 70,824.86 and 5.58% on the week, extending a 47.93% year-long run. European trade was mixed: the IBEX 35 rose 0.46% to 19,425.45 and Germany’s DAX 40 edged up 0.19% to 25,364.63, while the CAC 40 slipped 0.30% to 7,827.89, now down 5.62% on the month, and the Euro Stoxx 50 eased 0.16% to 6,245.18. London’s FTSE 100 firmed 0.15% to 10,535.97, and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng dipped 0.07% to 24,288.76, still 10.51% lower on the year.

Crude’s bid stood out. USOil’s 0.95% gain and UKOil’s 0.79% rise leave the two up 44.13% and 52.38% respectively over the year, with UKOil also 2.64% higher on the week.

Metals and the dollar

Gold added 0.70% to 4,163.10, paring a 5.52% monthly decline, while silver rose 0.72% to 61.34 and holds a 28.04% gain over twelve months despite a 7.27% monthly slide. Platinum eased 0.47% to 1,708.87 and palladium was little changed at 1,176.93, still down 16.03% on the month.

The dollar softened broadly against the majors. USDNOK fell 1.06% to 9.49073 and USDZAR dropped 0.99% to 16.471, with USDMXN off 0.66% to 17.952 and USDPLN down 0.67% to 3.87968. EUR/USD firmed 0.34% to 1.1254 and GBP/USD rose 0.38% to 1.3267, while the yen stayed soft, with USD/JPY at 158.11 and GBP/JPY up 0.48% to 209.78.

Crypto

Crypto majors leaned lower. UNIUSD led all decliners, down 5.75% to 8.5575, though still 24.81% higher on the month. Polkadot fell 2.04% to 1.202, Dogecoin lost 1.79% to 0.0935 and Litecoin slipped 1.61% to 68.93.

Bitcoin held comparatively steady, easing 0.22% to 85,559.06, while Ethereum eased 0.45% to 2,696.84 and XRP dipped 0.29% to 1.5019. LNKUSD was a rare gainer, up 0.74% to 13.952, and Solana added 0.27% to 121.01, up 16.68% on the month. The month still favours the bulls elsewhere: Cardano sits 22.24% higher over 30 days and Litecoin 24.94%.

Crypto majors remain the session’s soft spot, even as crude and the major equity indices closed firmer.