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FX04 PAIRS
EURUSD
Euro / US Dollar1.1644▲ +0.20%
Euro climbed to 1.1644 (+24 pips) in thin Memorial Day pre-Asia trade as the dollar slid further on Trump-Iran deal momentum and DXY broke 99.01.
GBPUSD
British Pound / US Dollar1.3480▲ +0.36%
Cable lifted to 1.3480 (+48 pips), tracking the broad dollar slide and outperforming EUR/USD as gilts steadied after last week's Burnham-leadership rout.
USDJPY
US Dollar / Japanese Yen158.84▼ -0.11%
USD/JPY drifted to 158.84 (-18 pips) as the dollar weakened broadly, but JPY underperformed every other major — yen still can't catch a bid even with US yields high.
AUDUSD
Australian Dollar / US Dollar0.7171▲ +0.31%
AUD/USD rose to 0.7171 (+22 pips), best-performing G10 on Iran-deal risk-on plus weak dollar — Aussie back near five-month highs and pushing the 0.72 line.
COMMODITIES03 ASSETS
XAUUSD
Gold (XAU/USD)4,523.20▲ +0.05%
Gold edged up to $4,523 (+$2.30) on dollar weakness, but the move is small versus the magnitude of the DXY slide — bullion not getting the safe-haven bid you'd expect.
XAGUSD
Silver (XAG/USD)76.20▲ +0.40%
Silver firmed to $76.20 (+$0.30), tracking gold's modest gain but the gold/silver ratio at 59 is back near multi-year lows — silver has done the heavy lifting in 2026's rally.
USOIL
Crude Oil (WTI)96.60▲ +0.00%
WTI flat at $96.60 in Asia after a brutal $4+ drop Friday — Trump's 'Iran deal could be hours away' post and reports of Hormuz reopening talks gutted the war premium.
INDICES03 BENCHMARKS
US500
S&P 5007,473.5▲ +0.37%
S&P 500 closed Friday at 7,473 (+0.37%), within 0.6% of all-time highs, on Iran-deal optimism and strong Q1 earnings tailwind. US closed today for Memorial Day.
NAS100
Nasdaq 10029,481.6▲ +0.42%
Nasdaq 100 ended Friday at 29,482 (+0.42%), led by chipmakers as the AI-trade caught a second wind alongside the broad risk-on bid. US closed today.
US30
Dow Jones (DJIA)50,579.7▲ +0.58%
Dow Jones closed Friday at 50,580 (+0.58%), best of the three majors as cyclicals (industrials, financials) led on Iran-deal hopes. US closed today.
CRYPTO02 ASSETS
BTCUSD
Bitcoin77,064▲ +0.51%
Bitcoin sits at $77,064 (+0.51%), going nowhere despite the broad risk-on tape. BTC is 39% off its early-2026 highs and the correlation with stocks has decoupled.
ETHUSD
Ethereum2,096▼ -0.93%
Ethereum slipped to $2,096 (-0.93%), underperforming BTC again and now 56% off 2026 highs. ETH/BTC at 0.027 is grinding lower week after week.
STOCKS07 MEGA-CAPS
NVDA
NVIDIA Corporation215.33▼ -1.90%
NVIDIA closed Friday at $215.33 (-1.90%), one of the worst Mag7 performers as some chip-trade enthusiasm faded into the long weekend after a strong week.
TSLA
Tesla, Inc.426.01▲ +1.95%
Tesla jumped to $426.01 (+1.95%) Friday, best of the Mag7 as SpaceX IPO chatter and a softer-oil tailwind for EV-vs-ICE economics propelled the stock.
AAPL
Apple Inc.308.82▲ +1.26%
Apple closed Friday at $308.82 (+1.26%) — within 0.8% of all-time highs as the broader risk-on bid lifted defensive megacaps alongside cyclicals.
MSFT
Microsoft Corporation418.57▼ -0.12%
Microsoft closed Friday at $418.57 (-0.12%) — quiet, but still 25% off its 52-week highs after a brutal H2-2025 derate on cloud-growth-deceleration concerns.
META
Meta Platforms, Inc.610.26▲ +0.47%
Meta closed Friday at $610.26 (+0.47%) — recovering modestly but still 23% off its highs after Reality Labs spending re-spooked the market last earnings.
GOOGL
Alphabet Inc. (Class A)382.97▼ -1.21%
Alphabet slipped to $382.97 (-1.21%) Friday — among the day's worst Mag7 performers, with Search-AI-disruption concerns flaring again on the back of a competitor product launch.
AMZN
Amazon.com, Inc.266.32▼ -0.80%
Amazon fell to $266.32 (-0.80%) Friday — modest weakness, but AMZN is 4.4% off highs and tracking the broader AI-capex skepticism alongside MSFT.