European equities were the clear weak spot as New York closed, while Wall Street held roughly flat. The DAX 40, FTSE 100 and IBEX 35 all fell more than 1.3%, and gold extended its slide.
Equities
European bourses led the losses. The DAX 40 fell 1.45% to 25,203.11, the FTSE 100 dropped 1.43% to 10,713.15, and the IBEX 35 shed 1.39% to 18,915.93. The CAC 40 lost 1.08% to 7,810.58 and the Euro Stoxx 50 slipped 0.95% to 6,098.18. The Hang Seng eased 0.70% to 24,100.46.
Wall Street diverged. The S&P 500 closed essentially unchanged at 7,697.16 (+0.01%) and the Nasdaq 100 added 0.41% to 29,554.14, while the Dow Jones 30 eased 0.33% to 52,008.49. The weekly picture stays softer for US tech: the Nasdaq 100 is down 3.23% over seven days and the S&P 500 down 1.35%.
The Nikkei 225 was the session’s standout, up 1.21% to 64,733.39, though it remains 4.61% lower on the week.
Metals
Gold fell 1.06% to $4,140.53, deepening a 5.31% monthly decline. Palladium was the laggard, down 1.26% to $1,115.03 and off 14.88% on the month. Platinum eased 0.54% to $1,636.42 and silver slipped 0.51% to $57.07, now 13.94% lower over the month.
Crypto
Uniswap’s UNIUSD led all gainers, up 1.62% to $7.311, with Polkadot adding 1.35% to $1.129 and Litecoin up 1.00% to $59.61. Cardano was the day’s biggest loser, down 1.59% to $0.2171 and 67.24% lower on the year. Bitcoin held at $81,966.05 (-0.03%) and Ethereum eased 0.20% to $2,402.08.
Currencies and energy
The yen stayed soft across the board. USD/JPY rose 0.44% to 158.49, EUR/JPY gained 0.31% to 177.67 and GBP/JPY added 0.18% to 210.79. EUR/USD eased 0.13% to 1.12093 and GBP/USD fell 0.28% to 1.32959, while the rand firmed as USD/ZAR dropped 0.49% to 16.366.
Crude extended its run. USOil rose 0.52% to 98.07, up 4.62% on the week, and UKOil added 0.69% to 106.68, now 75.46% higher on the year.
European indices and the precious metals complex remain the session’s weak spots.
