In the first trading session after the U.S. election, the dollar index rose to 4,129.39, up 69.26 points or 1.71%. Gold mirrored the dollar’s climb, trading at $4,129.39 per ounce, a gain of $69.26 (1.71%). Silver also moved higher, reaching $52.815 per ounce, up $0.533 or 1.02%. Crude oil prices edged up: WTI crude was $88.33 per barrel, up $0.21 (0.24%), while Brent crude climbed to $95.74, up $1.12 (1.18%). Base metals saw mixed results; copper fell to $6.3885 per pound, down $0.0405 (0.63%), whereas aluminium gained $21.65, trading at $3,091.50 per ton (0.71%). Natural gas slipped to $2.932 per thousand cubic feet, a decline of $0.027 (0.91%).