Bitcoin Surges 2.4% as Precious Metals and Select Currencies Gain
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Bitcoin posted the strongest performance of the session, climbing ▲ 2.4% to $85,491 and trading between $84,532 and $85,491 throughout the period. The digital asset's gains reflected broader momentum in risk-correlated markets.
Precious Metals Rally
Gold advanced ▲ 0.77% to $4,177.80 per troy ounce, moving within a range of $4,137.10 to $4,188.90. Silver outpaced gold with a sharper gain of ▲ 1.58%, reaching $61.28 and trading between $60.37 and $61.44 during the session.
Cryptocurrencies and Ether
Ethereum added 1.28% to trade at $2,718.68, moving between $2,698.30 and $2,723.43. The altcoin's gains, while positive, lagged behind Bitcoin's stronger performance.
Currency Markets
The US dollar showed mixed movements against major currencies. The greenback weakened ▲ 1.14% against the euro, with USD/EUR reaching 0.8873 and trading between 0.8773 and 0.8873. Sterling edged higher, with USD/GBP rising ▲ 0.25% to 0.7572 across a range of 0.7553 to 0.7572.
Gulf currency pairs remained unchanged: USD/QAR held at 3.6400, USD/SAR remained at 3.7500, and USD/AED stayed fixed at 3.6725.
At a Glance
- Bitcoin: +2.40% to $85,491
- Silver: +1.58% to $61.28
- Gold: +0.77% to $4,177.80
- Ethereum: +1.28% to $2,718.68
- USD/EUR: +1.14% to 0.8873
- USD/GBP: +0.25% to 0.7572
- USD/QAR: no change at 3.6400
- USD/SAR: no change at 3.7500
- USD/AED: no change at 3.6725