Precious metals shine, up 1.8% – August 6, 2026

On the trading day of August 6, 2026, the markets tracked by Alysly showed a mixed picture: 34 of 81 monitored assets (42 %) closed higher. The single largest move came from the crypto asset Cardano at +6.0 %. The major equity indices moved -0.2 % on average, while the crypto market averaged +5.1 %.

Market barometer

Breadth = share of all tracked instruments (indices, liquid crypto, commodities, forex) with a positive daily change. Bars scale with the magnitude of each asset class's average daily return.

In focus: Cardano

At +6.0 %, Cardano was the day's most notable single move. The chart shows its trajectory over the selected range:

Indices on the day

Indices on the day

Index	Day	2026	1J	52W
DAX	-0.51 %	+2.3 %	+6.5 %
MSCI World	-0.04 %	+12.1 %	+22.4 %
S&P 500	-0.20 %	+12.7 %	+22.6 %
Nasdaq 100	-0.90 %	+17.0 %	+28.0 %
Dow Jones	+0.44 %	+12.2 %	+23.0 %
Russell 2000	-0.64 %	+20.5 %	+35.7 %
Euro STOXX 50	-0.17 %	+9.0 %	+22.7 %
MSCI ACWI	-0.08 %	+12.6 %	+23.6 %
MSCI ACWI IMI	–	–	–	–
MSCI China	-0.14 %	-10.0 %	-3.2 %
MSCI Emerging Markets	-0.42 %	+16.9 %	+34.6 %
MSCI EM IMI	-0.35 %	+15.9 %	+31.6 %
MSCI EMU	-0.11 %	+9.2 %	+21.8 %
MSCI Europe	+0.01 %	+8.6 %	+20.5 %
MSCI Europe Small Cap	–	–	–	–
MSCI Japan	+0.58 %	+17.0 %	+26.8 %
MSCI USA	–	–	–	–
MSCI USA Kommunikationsdienste	–	–	–	–
MSCI USA Zyklische Konsumgüter	–	–	–	–
MSCI USA Nichtzyklische Konsumgüter	–	–	–	–
MSCI USA Finanzwesen	–	–	–	–
MSCI USA Gesundheitswesen	–	–	–	–
MSCI USA Informationstechnologie	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Kommunikationsdienste	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Zyklische Konsumgüter	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Nichtzyklische Konsumgüter	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Energie	–	–	–	–
MSCI World ex USA	+0.10 %	+10.7 %	+21.5 %
MSCI World Finanzwesen	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Gesundheitswesen	–	–	–	–
MSCI World IMI	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Industrie	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Informationstechnologie	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Materialien	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Minimum Volatility	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Momentum	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Quality	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Small Cap	–	–	–	–
MSCI World SRI	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Versorger	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Value	–	–	–	–
S&P 500 Informationstechnologie	-0.53 %	+28.8 %	+42.9 %
STOXX Europe 600	–	–	–	–

Of the 16 benchmark indices tracked, 4 closed higher – so the majority slipped. MSCI Japan led the field at +0.58 %, while Nasdaq 100 trailed at -0.90 %. The “52W” column shows where each index sits within its yearly range – a marker far to the right means it is trading close to its 52-week high.

Crypto: daily gainers & losers

From the 50 largest crypto assets by trading volume – illiquid micro-caps excluded.

Gainers

Crypto daily gainers

Name	Price	Change
HFT HFT	$0.035866	+97.49 %
ACE ACE	$0.1208	+70.86 %
CTSI CTSI	$0.03194	+48.77 %
ZBT ZBT	$0.1819	+43.23 %
BICO BICO	$0.03851	+41.58 %
MMT MMT	$0.176	+12.03 %

Losers

Crypto daily losers

Name	Price	Change
HEI HEI	$0.2115	-21.20 %
DODO DODO	$0.02133	-20.77 %
SYN SYN	$0.12905	-9.18 %
KORUB KORUB	$16.96	-5.41 %
WLD WLD	$0.3014	-4.98 %
MIRA MIRA	$0.0409	-3.54 %

Crypto averaged +5.1 %. The biggest gainer among liquid coins was HFT at +97.5 %, with HEI trailing at -21.2 %. Crypto remains the most volatile asset class covered here – daily swings of this magnitude are normal and say little about the long-term trend.

Commodities & precious metals

Precious metals averaged +1.8 %, energy and industrial commodities +0.2 %. Both groups advanced. Gold is a traditional hedge, while crude oil and copper act as growth barometers.

Foreign exchange (Forex)

The key pair EUR/USD moved +0.19 % – the euro gained on the US dollar, so the dollar was relatively weaker. A firmer dollar tends to weigh on commodities and emerging markets, a weaker one supports them. Prices are drawn from CME FX futures.

Foreign exchange (Forex)

Pair	Price	Change
EUR/USD	1.15725	+0.19 %
GBP/USD	1.3469	+0.14 %
USD/JPY	157.17092337917484	+0.02 %
AUD/USD	0.7056	+0.23 %
USD/CAD	1.398308047262812	-0.41 %
USD/CHF	0.8034709946970915	-0.28 %

Cross-asset correlations

Over the past 90 trading days, EUR/USD and Gold were moderately correlated, with a correlation coefficient of +0.58. A value near +1 means they move together, near −1 they move opposite, near 0 there is no linear link. For portfolio diversification, low or negative correlations are valuable – they smooth out volatility.

Summary

Bottom line, August 6, 2026 was a day of a mixed picture across the markets Alysly tracks: 34 of 81 assets closed higher. The headline came from Cardano at +6.0 %. Across asset classes, crypto led (+5.1 %) while equities lagged (-0.2 %). The correlation between EUR/USD and Gold was moderately correlated (+0.58) – a gauge of how much diversification benefit combining the two currently offers. For long-term investors, though, single trading days are noise: what matters is broad diversification across asset classes, regions and time – not any one day's move.

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