The German benchmark index (DAX 40) closed at 4,130.19, up 70.06 points or 1.73 % on the day, but the market sentiment has shifted toward a majority short stance as long positions are being liquidated. In parallel, key commodities moved on the same day: gold traded at $4,130.19, rising 70.06 points (1.73 %); silver at $52.823, up $0.541 (1.03 %); WTI crude at $88.44, up $0.32 (0.36 %); Brent crude at $95.85, up $1.23 (1.30 %); copper at $6.3883, down $0.0407 (0.63 %); aluminum at $3,088.85, up $19.00 (0.62 %); and natural gas at $2.933, down $0.026 (0.88 %).