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Wall Street closed higher for a third straight session, with the Nasdaq up 0.7% and the S&P 500 and Dow each adding 0.3%, as Treasury yields and oil prices fell. Asian markets are mixed this morning. Nvidia reports tonight and US inflation data is due.
Wall Street closed mixed overnight. The Nasdaq fell 0.8% and the S&P 500 slipped 0.3%, while the Dow added 0.3%, as investors weighed new US sanctions on Iran and failed US-Canada trade talks. Gift Nifty points to a soft open on monthly expiry day.
Brent eased toward $88 a barrel Thursday, ending a six-session run that added about 12%. Talks on reopening the Strait of Hormuz remain deadlocked. The IEA flags a 1.8 million barrel a day shortfall this quarter, while US crude inventories rose 17.4 million barrels, the largest build since early 2023.
The Australian Dollar continued to weaken after June inflation came in below market expectations, sharply reducing the likelihood of another Reserve Bank of Australia rate increase. Australia publishes June Building Permits next, after the indicator declined 1.1 percent in May.
India has crossed nearly 23 crore demat accounts by mid-2026, with new openings running at roughly 25-30 lakh per month through FY26. Yet depository and exchange data indicate only about 1 in 4 accounts trades actively, around 4.5-5 crore, leaving a large base of dormant first-time investors.
Gold is trading near 4,030 dollars after easing from 4,070, absorbing a sharp two-session decline as oil surges and US rate expectations firm up. Price remains above the 4,000 mark with volatility contracting. Sellers pushed, the level held. The chart is quiet. Quiet is data too.
Bitcoin is holding near 64,100 dollars after a full week pinned inside the 64,000 to 66,000 range. Volumes are shrinking on both sides, ETF flows remain soft, and neither bulls nor bears are pressing. Range tight, participation thin. The tape has gone quiet at a decision zone.
XAUUSD closed the week near 4,050 and stays shut until Monday. PAXG, backed by one fine troy ounce of vaulted gold, kept printing near 4,040 through Saturday. Same metal behind both. Two different clocks. Weekend price discovery moves on chain while the spot desk sleeps. Only the wrapper changes.
Vietnam has notified Decree 284/2026/ND-CP, effective 1 September 2026, setting fines for use of unapproved crypto platforms and larger penalties for unlicensed service providers. Rules cover KYC, reporting, token issuance and account data, ahead of a pilot for licensed domestic exchanges.
July monthly derivatives contracts for Nifty, Bank Nifty, Fin Nifty, Midcap Nifty and Nifty Next 50 expire Tuesday, July 28 on NSE. The session also carries the regular Nifty weekly expiry. Monthly settlement for all NSE index contracts falls on the last Tuesday under the current schedule.
Spot gold and silver trade well below their late-January records of $5,589.38 and $121.67 per ounce. Gold posted its worst quarterly decline in 13 years through June. Higher interest rates, a firm US dollar and elevated oil prices continue to shape flows across the precious metals complex.
Spot gold slips 0.9% to $4,091 after touching a two-week high of $4,165.87 on Wednesday. Rising oil prices from Gulf supply disruption lift inflation expectations, with September Fed rate hike odds near 78% on CME FedWatch, up from 68%. Silver drops 1.4%, platinum and palladium also trade lower.
