Asian Currencies Hold Ground Amid Dollar Pullback; Yuan Climbs to Four‑Year Peak

In today’s session, the Asian currency bloc largely stayed flat as the US dollar eased, with the Chinese yuan rising to a four‑year high against the dollar.

Commodity prices were mixed: gold fell 0.46% to $4,121.35 per ounce; silver edged up 0.45% to $57.53; WTI crude gained 1.06% to $99.58; Brent crude rose 1.10% to $110.75; copper slipped 0.22% to $6.59; aluminium dropped 0.62% to $3,010.90; and natural gas fell 1.64% to $3.01 per MMBtu.