Crude oil surges more than 8%, gold and silver fall more than 1.7%, and most European stock indexes are down

Gate News message, April 3, precious metal prices fell under pressure and moved lower. Gold dropped to 4,676.05 USD per ounce, down 1.72% intraday; silver fell to 72.948 USD per ounce, down 2.81% intraday.

BVIX (BTC Volatility Index) was at 51.46, down 1.23% intraday; EVIX (ETH Volatility Index) was at 72.27, down 0.33% intraday.

In the FX market, the U.S. dollar to offshore Chinese yuan (USD/CNH) was unchanged at 6.88830, and the U.S. dollar to Japanese yen (USD/JPY) was unchanged at 159.591.

Most European equity indexes declined. The Euro Stoxx 50 index (EUSTX50, eurozone blue-chip index) fell 0.53% to 5,701.13 points; the UK FTSE 100 index (UK100) rose 0.30% to 10,452.09 points; the German DAX 40 index (GER40) fell 0.46% to 23,209.90 points.

In commodities, crude oil prices surged sharply. WTI crude jumped 13.01% to 112.29 USD per barrel; Brent crude rose 8.09% to 112.55 USD per barrel.