By RT NewsWires 
STATE OF THE MARKETS
Gold, Equities Ripped Higher While Dollar Dipped. US stocks rebounded sharply higher on Friday after an aggressive dip-buying in chipmakers and AI-related names, helped by an improvement in consumer sentiment that tempered some of the week’s earlier growth and labor-market fears. The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 2.5% to finish above the 50,000 mark for the first time, while the S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq jumped about 2% and 2.2% respectively, and the Russell 2000 outperformed with a 3.6% rally. The Dollar Index eased off its recent highs as the relief rally in risk assets reduced immediate demand for the greenback as a haven. DXY closed below 97.65 while UUP closed slightly above the 27 handle.
In the commodity markets, crude oil recovered from earlier weakness as the broader risk-on tone and expectations for steady demand helped prices bounce from intraday lows. After testing the downside, buyers emerged and pushed crude back up within the recent trading range, with traders watching whether follow-through next week can challenge nearby resistance levels. Gold softened as investors rotated into equities and real yields stayed elevated, keeping the metal under pressure after its recent run toward record territory. Elsewhere, industrial metals such as iron ore remained range-bound, with markets looking for clearer signals on Chinese demand and global growth before committing to a new trend.
In the FX space, the improvement in risk sentiment favored pro‑cyclical currencies, with the Aussie and Loonie catching a bid alongside the equity and commodity rebound. The Dollar’s retreat from the highs opened some room for high‑beta FX to recover lost ground, though the broader medium‑term tone for the greenback stayed supported by U.S. yield differentials. Safe‑haven demand for the Swiss franc eased as equities ripped higher, while Sterling remained constrained by domestic growth concerns and the Euro traded mixed, torn between softer data at home and the global risk rally.
G8 CURRENCIES SENTIMENTS
| ST | JPY | AUD | CHF | EUR | NZD | CAD | GBP | USD | ST |
| MT | AUD | NZD | CAD | EUR | CHF | USD | JPY | GBP | MT |
| LT | JPY | CHF | EUR | NZD | AUD | GBP | USD | CAD | LT |
** ST refers to Short-Term daily turnover, MT is Medium Term weekly and LT refers to Long-Term monthly turnover.
WALL ST. TOP FIVE INFLOWS
| TICKER | LAST PRICE |
% CHANGE |
VOLUME | $ INFLOWS |
| META | 669.51 | -0.23 | 11.44M | +126.99M |
| XEL | 77.89 | +0.49 | 3.42M | +114.06M |
| DAY | 69.86 | – | – | +101.62M |
| PANW | 165.48 | -0.01 | 12.57M | +83.68M |
| HUM | 175.20 | + 10.64 | 5.37M | +71.97M |
** the inflow does not take into account block orders that may be +ve or -ve
WALL ST. TOP FIVE OUTFLOW
| TICKER | LAST PRICE |
% CHANGE |
VOLUME | $ OUTFLOW |
| TSM | 121.82 | + 3.26 | 16.9M | – 208.37M |
| AMD | 213.3 | – 0.12 | 28.35M | -47.45M |
| MRK | 118.94 | + 1.75 | 6.89M | -28.38M |
| JNJ | 240.78 | + 1.18 | 4.47M | -21.71M |
| MELI | 217.40 | – 0.18 | 390.12 | -18.98M |
** the outflow does not take into account block orders that may be +ve or -ve
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