London Wrap: Crude Nears $100 as the Dollar Slips
Crude pushed back toward $100 and the dollar softened into the London close, while UNI led a broadly red crypto board down 5.75%.
Crude pushed back toward $100 and the dollar softened into the London close, while UNI led a broadly red crypto board down 5.75%.
The Nikkei leads the open at 70,824.86, up 1.21% and 47.93% on the year, as the dollar softens across the majors and crypto turns broadly red.
Crude led the losses as Brent and WTI slid, while the Nikkei, Wall Street and the Japanese yen firmed and precious metals bounced.

JP225 trades at 64,818.4, down 1.5% on the session, holding 6.35% above its 200-day average while short-term averages sit overhead. A descriptive technical read.
Uniswap led crypto with a 9.6% jump while Polygon slid 7.6%; oil climbed above 1.4% and the Nikkei fell 1.5% as majors stayed quiet.
Cardano leads a broad crypto pullback and Brent drops 5%, while the Nikkei jumps 1.39% and the Nasdaq 100 firms. FX majors sit quiet as the dollar softens.
The Nikkei 225 fell 4.17% and silver dropped 4% as precious metals and equities sold off, while crude oil and Solana bucked the trend.
The Nikkei dropped 4.17% and silver fell 4% as precious metals sold off broadly. European bourses and Wall Street's tech names closed the London day lower.
The Nikkei 225 slid 4.17% and silver dropped 4% as precious metals sold off broadly. Gold, platinum and palladium all fell while oil held firm.
A quiet close: the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 edged up, the Nikkei extended its run, and gold slipped from record territory as crypto drifted lower.
Nikkei added 0.41% to 68,953 in an otherwise flat session, while gold eased to $4,370 and crypto majors drifted lower into the London close.
A subdued session sees the Nikkei extend its lead while crypto softens and majors barely budge. Gold sits near 4,370 and silver holds a 71% year.