By RT NewsWires 
STATE OF THE MARKETS
Dollar, gold climbed amid cautions positioning. US stocks advanced on Wednesday, extending the prior session’s muted gains as investors cautiously added risk ahead of key inflation and growth data later this week. The S&P 500 rose 0.6% to close at 6,881.31, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.3% to finish at 49,662.66 and the tech‑heavy Nasdaq Composite outperformed with a 0.8% gain to 22,753.63, helped by renewed strength in select large‑cap tech names. The U.S. Dollar Index firmed further, with DXY closing around 97.4–97.7, up roughly 0.3–0.6% on the day, as safe‑haven demand and expectations for relatively resilient U.S. yields supported the greenback despite its broader downtrend over the past year.
In the commodity markets, crude oil steadied after recent volatility, with WTI futures trading in the low‑to‑mid‑$60s and recent settlements showing prices near 62–65 dollars per barrel. WTI has been consolidating just above key support around the low‑$60s, as geopolitical risk premium fluctuates and diplomacy tempers upside momentum. Gold saw profit‑taking after its prior surge toward the 5,100 area, with prices correcting lower as the firmer dollar and stabilizing risk sentiment reduced immediate haven demand even as macro uncertainty remains elevated. Industrial metals, including copper and related complex, stayed choppy and largely range‑bound, reflecting a tug‑of‑war between concerns about global growth and China’s demand on one hand and hopes for eventual policy support on the other.
In the FX space, dollar strength was the dominant theme, putting pressure on both major and high‑beta currencies. The greenback’s move higher to the upper‑97s against its trading partners weighed on pro‑cyclical FX such as the Aussie and Loonie, even as crude’s stabilization helped limit the downside in commodity‑linked currencies. Safe‑haven demand was channeled more into the dollar itself, with the broader index’s advance underscoring its dual role as a haven and yield‑supported currency during bouts of equity and AI‑related uncertainty. Sterling remained constrained by persistent U.K. growth questions, curbing its ability to benefit from intermittent pullbacks in U.S. yields. The Euro traded mostly sideways in a tight range versus the dollar, caught between a stronger greenback and cautious global risk tone, leaving the single currency anchored near recent levels into the close.
G8 CURRENCIES SENTIMENTS
| ST | CHF | USD | JPY | CAD | AUD | NZD | GBP | EUR | ST |
| MT | CHF | USD | AUD | JPY | CAD | NZD | EUR | GBP | MT |
| LT | AUD | CHF | EUR | NZD | CAD | GBP | USD | JPY | 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 |
| MU | 420.95 | + 5.30 | 32.06M | + 172.85M |
| DAY | 69.86 | NA | NA | + 101.62M |
| SNDK | 600.40 | + 1.66 | 24.98M | + 68.53M |
| GLW | 132.01 | + 1.14 | 8.25M | + 60.66M |
| NOC | 724.83 | + 3.38 | 1.19M | + 52.44M |
** tickers with total inflows but block orders outflows are not included
WALL ST. TOP FIVE OUTFLOW
| TICKER | LAST PRICE |
% CHANGE |
VOLUME | $ OUTFLOW |
| NVDA | 187.98 | + 1.63 | 163.65M | – 472.78M |
| SCHW | 95.38 | + 2.47 | 16.28M | – 333.40M |
| AMZN | 204.79 | + 1.81 | 50.86M | – 220.20M |
| AAPL | 264.35 | + 0.18 | 33.60M | – 215.55M |
| TSLA | 411.32 | + 0.17 | 45.78M | – 203.88M |
** tickers with total outflows but block orders inflows are not included
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