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Wall Street closed mostly higher on Tuesday, led by a nearly 1% gain in the Dow. In Asia, South Korea’s Kospi rebounded 2.7% and Japan’s Nikkei gained 0.8%.

Brent crude is trading at $111.70. The latest price action show the recovery continuing toward $111.70, suggesting that demand has returned after the sharp correction.

FOREX.com has introduced weekend trading for US SP 500 and US Tech 100 CFDs in Japan, operated by StoneX Securities Co., Ltd., a StoneX Group Inc. subsidiary. Investors can manage positions seven days a week, including Saturday and Sunday sessions, without waiting for underlying markets to reopen on Monday.

FINMA has approved Switzerland’s first exchange-traded fund investing directly in Bitcoin, classed as an other alternative investment fund under Swiss law. The regulator cited investor protection and transparency, and warned that Bitcoin investments remain highly risky despite the approval. Others have applied.

Plus500 has conditionally agreed to acquire Guru, a regulated broker-dealer in Brazil, the second largest derivatives market globally. The deal builds on its Nelogica partnership and Colombian presence, and will be funded from existing cash of over $860m as of 30 June 2026. Closing is subject to regulatory approvals.

Market maker and technology provider iSAM Securities has integrated multi-asset liquidity provider Evenox into iSAM Securities Apex.

AUDCAD turns bearish after breaking key support and the 50 EMA. Watch 0.98455–0.98720 resistance for confirmation, with 0.98075 the downside target.

Gold (XAU/USD) holds weekly support as bulls eye $4,265. Explore key resistance at $4,175–$4,195, breakout signals and downside risk toward $3,935.

XTB has launched the largest advertising campaign in its history, bringing in former heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury to appear alongside its existing global ambassador, former Sweden international footballer Zlatan Ibrahimović.

DXtrade, the white-label trading platform from Devexperts, has launched a dedicated cryptocurrency interface for spot traders. It includes an exchange-style order book, flexible order sizing and trading from charts, and is available on web and mobile with broker branding options. Open APIs support integrations.