Dollar Rises to 158.352 Yen as Oil Prices Climb in Market Snapshot

The U.S. dollar climbed against the yen and offshore yuan in an Oct. 21 market update, while oil rose and gold fell across traditional markets. The update was published at 9 p.m. ET Tuesday (01:00 UTC Wednesday).

The dollar rose 0.12% against the Japanese yen to 158.352 yen. It gained 0.01% against the offshore Chinese yuan, bringing that exchange rate to 6.67502 yuan per dollar.

West Texas Intermediate crude advanced 0.34% to $99.69 a barrel, and Brent crude gained 0.35% to $111.05 a barrel. Gold declined 0.23% to $4,116.04 an ounce. Silver was quoted at $57.719 an ounce.

European equity indexes were mixed. The Europe 50 index rose 0.75% to 6,141.5, Germany’s DAX40 added 0.04% to 25,423.6, and the FTSE 100 slipped 0.01% to 10,733.8.

A separate Oct. 19 market snapshot put the dollar at 158.296 yen and showed declines in oil prices and European equity indexes. Gate offers trading in foreign exchange, metals, stock indexes and commodities through its TradFi service in its crypto app and website.