Precious metals, the US currency and European stock exchanges start 2026 on the rise
World Capitals, January 2, 2020: Precious metals, the US currency, and European stock exchanges started the year 2026 on a positive note.
Gold, silver, palladium, and platinum continued gains in spot transactions. The dollar began trading with a slight increase today after falling against
most currencies last year, while the yen fell to its lowest levels in 10 months as traders waited to speculate on the path of…
Interest this month. The euro fell 0.2 percent to a dollar on the first trading day of this year after rising 13.5 percent in 2025, while the pound achieved
Sterling is in the latest dollar trading after a 7.7 percent increase in 2025.
European stocks rose to a record level today in the first trading session of 2026, after
It ended last year with strong gains led by defense sector stocks. By 0820 GMT, the STOXX 600 index rose
The European Union rose 0.4 percent as investors returned from the New Year holiday. The index is heading for gains for the third week in a row.
The index ended the year 2025 with its best performance since 2021 against the backdrop of low interest rates, fiscal stimulus in Germany, and demand for…
Other stocks that are not related to high-flying US technology stocks. Most stock markets across Europe rose today though
Trading volumes were weak.
Regarding precious metals, gold continued its gains in spot transactions and rose in the latest trading by 2% to $4,398.40 per ounce.
Silver rose in spot transactions 3.7 percent to $73.90 per ounce after recording the highest level.
Its all-time high was at $83.62 on Monday. Silver ended the year up 147 percent, outperforming gold by a large margin, making 2025 better.
Platinum in instant transactions increased 2.5 percent to $2,105.48 per ounce after rising to its highest level ever at $2,478.50 on Monday, and it also recorded its largest annual gains ever.
After it rose 127 percent. Palladium rose 2.1 percent to $1,639.12 per ounce after…
He finished last year up 76 percent, his best performance in 15 years.
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